Gibbs is 1-9 against Southeast since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Gibbs Gladiators will head out on the road to challenge the Southeast Seminoles at 7:00 p.m. Gibbs is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
After soaring to 18 runs the game before, Gibbs was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. Their tough 13-2 loss to Tarpon Springs might stick with them for a while.
Gibbs saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Savage, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Southeast had just enough and edged Sarasota Military Academy out 6-5 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Southeast.
Aiden Taflinger was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Taflinger was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Evan Carr, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Roy Rodriquez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Gibbs' defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Southeast, their record now sits at 5-7.
Gibbs might still be hurting after the 10-4 loss they got from Southeast in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Gibbs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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