Lake Gibson is 0-5 against Santa Fe Catholic since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Lake Gibson Braves will look to defend their home field against the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Lake Gibson sitting on three straight wins and Santa Fe Catholic on seven.
Lake Gibson is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Tenoroc with a sharp 28-4 victory on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Vincent Lijewski made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lijewski was even better at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other pitching news, Stetson Jones looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Lake Gibson got a big performance out of B Best, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Dayshun Harrell, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe Catholic can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Frostproof as Santa Fe Catholic made off with a 17-2 victory.
Michael Welling was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Marvin Montenegro, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Lake Gibson's win bumped their record up to 7-14. As for Santa Fe Catholic, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-5.
Lake Gibson might still be hurting after the 10-4 loss they got from Santa Fe Catholic when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Lake Gibson have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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