The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons will square off against the Armstrong Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Rantoul by a score of 3-0. The win continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won five in a row.
Brayden Elliott
| 05/13/25 vs Rantoul | 13 |
| 04/14/25 vs El Paso-Gridley | 9 |
| 04/01/25 vs Hoopeston | 9 |
| 04/07/25 @ Heyworth | 8 |
| 03/25/25 @ Prairie Central | 8 |
| + 4 more games |
Rantoul's batters probably weren't too happy with Brayden Elliott, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 13 Ks (he gave up zero walks). Elliott has become a key player for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley: the team is undefeated when he posts at least eight strikeouts, but 8-10 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Trent Wethererll, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Armstrong and Hoopeston meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Monday. The Trojans fell just short of the Cornjerkers by a score of 5-3. That's two games in a row now that the Trojans have lost by exactly two runs.
Armstrong saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Davyn Franzen, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Armstrong's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-8. As for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, their victory bumped their record up to 13-10.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley took their win against Armstrong when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1 score. Do the Falcons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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