Baseball Recap: Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Wins Going Away Against Bloomington Central Catholic

Falcons

Margin (Wins)

04/01/25 vs Hoopeston	15
05/15/25 @ Bloomington Central Catholic	12
04/25/25 @ Fieldcrest	11
05/02/25 vs Fisher	10
04/14/25 vs El Paso-Gridley	10

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley barely beat Bloomington Central Catholic the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Falcons were the clear victors by a 15-3 margin over the Saints on Thursday. Considering the Falcons have won 12 matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

David Hull and Graydon Leonard were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Hull pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Leonard struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. At the plate, Hull went 2-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Leonard went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs. That's the most hits Leonard has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, Brayden Elliott was incredible, going 4-for-5 with one home run, five runs, and two doubles. Those five runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Trent Wethererll, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, two RBI, and one double.

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Bloomington Central Catholic, they dropped their record down to 6-24 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home.

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bloomington Central Catholic, they will challenge Olympia at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.