The St. Thomas More Sabers will be playing at home against the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Thomas More is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
On Monday, St. Thomas More came up short against Rantoul and fell 7-3. That's two games in a row now that St. Thomas More has lost by exactly four runs.
Meanwhile, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They blew past Ridgeview 18-1. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley let David Hull and Brayden Elliott loose on the outfield. Hull got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI, while Elliott went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three doubles, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Trent Wethererll, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
St. Thomas More's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-1 record this season.
St. Thomas More was able to grind out a solid victory over Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 8-3. Does St. Thomas More have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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