Gillespie stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Marquette Catholic Explorers with a sharp 10-2 victory. The win was nothing new for Gillespie as they're now sitting on four straight.
Gillespie got a great performance from Dawson Lancaster as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Tristen Wargo and Luke Schuckenbrock did most of the damage at the plate: Wargo scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Schuckenbrock scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Bryce Hohnsbehn was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Marquette Catholic's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Fahnestock, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Gillespie has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Marquette Catholic, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-13.
Gillespie will be playing in front of their home fans against Hillsboro at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Gillespie knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Hillsboro likes a good challenge. As for Marquette Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against East Alton-Wood River at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Marquette Catholic is facing East Alton-Wood River at the right time seeing as East Alton-Wood River is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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