The Gibault Catholic Hawks will challenge the Pinckneyville Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Gibault Catholic has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Pinckneyville will arrive with eight straight wins.
On Monday, Gibault Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Trico and fell 7-6.
Molly Steibel made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Cooper, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Pinckneyville made easy work of Benton on Monday and carried off an 11-2 victory. Considering the Panthers have won 11 matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Pinckneyville pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.1 runs over those games. As for Gibault Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
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