The Gibbs Eagles will take on the South Elgin Storm at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Gibbs scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They blew past Alcoa 16-5. That's two games straight that Gibbs has won by exactly 11 runs.
Gibbs let Dakota Large and Addison Merritt loose on the outfield. Large went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Merritt went 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Taylor Selby was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, South Elgin made easy work of Geneva on Friday and carried off a 12-2 victory.
Gibbs' win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs per game. As for South Elgin, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
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