The Gibault Catholic Hawks will square off against the Pawnee Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Gibault Catholic barely beat Christ Our Rock Lutheran the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Hawks put the hurt on the Stallions with a sharp 8-1 win on Thursday.
Carson Timmons
| 05/21/26 vs Christ Our Rock Lutheran | 8 |
| 05/16/26 vs Waterloo | 1 |
| 05/11/26 vs Maryville Christian | 5 |
| 05/04/26 @ Alton | 2 |
| 04/29/26 @ Belleville East | 2 |
| 04/20/26 vs Wesclin | 10 |
Carson Timmons made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI and two doubles. He is becoming a predictor of Gibault Catholic's success: when he posts at least three RBI the team is undefeated (and 14-15 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Robert Pierpoint, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Pawnee waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Redskins as they made off with a 9-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won 14 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Gibault Catholic's win bumped their record up to 17-15. As for Pawnee, their victory bumped their record up to 20-8.
Gibault Catholic beat Pawnee 6-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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