Baseball Game Preview: Gibson Southern Titans vs. Tell City Marksmen

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Previous Games

05/13/24 - Away	19-3 W
05/11/23 - Home	3-0 W
05/12/22 - Away	9-1 W
05/13/21 - Home	8-0 W
04/13/19 - Away	6-3 W
+ 4 more games

Gibson Southern is 8-1 against Tell City since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Titans will be playing at home against the Marksmen at 5:30 p.m. Neither Gibson Southern nor Tell City posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

Gibson Southern is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Jasper just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 1-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Titans were not able to get on the board.

Brogan McClellan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Tell City and Pike Central meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Marksmen fell 6-1 to the Chargers.

Tell City saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Greulich, who went 1-for-3 with one run.

Tell City's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Gibson Southern, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-5.

Tell City's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Gibson Southern hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .315. It's a different story for Tell City, though, as they've only averaged .246. Will they be able to contain Gibson Southern's hitters?

Gibson Southern took their victory against Tell City in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 19-3 score. Do the Titans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Marksmen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.