For the second straight game, Gibson County will face off against Milan. Gibson County will challenge Milan at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Gibson County's favor as the squad sits on ten straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Milan has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Gibson County's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Monday's struggle, when Milan hitters got past them. Gibson County came up short against Milan on Monday, falling 10-0. That's two games in a row now that the Pioneers have lost by exactly ten runs.
For Milan's part, the team relied heavily on Colin Milligan, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Milligan has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Mallard, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Milan kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive matches.
Gibson County's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-5. As for Milan, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-10.
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