The Gibault Catholic Hawks will take on the Carlyle Indians/Lady Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Carlyle took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Gibault Catholic, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, Gibault Catholic earned an 8-5 victory over Belleville East. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
Peyton Schaefer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered five earned runs on nine hits and racked up six Ks.
Tyler Frierdich
| 04/14/25 vs Sparta | 3 |
| 05/14/25 vs Belleville East | 2 |
| 04/26/25 vs Teutopolis | 2 |
| 04/09/25 vs Althoff Catholic | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Waterloo | 2 |
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tyler Frierdich, who went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double. He has become a key player for Gibault Catholic: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-14 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Kole Schilling, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Meanwhile, Carlyle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Chester. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Carlyle saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Huels, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. Jacob Ruscher also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Carlyle's loss dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Gibault Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 8-16.
Gibault Catholic took their victory against Carlyle in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 19-0 score. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Indians/Lady Indians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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