Indians
| 04/20/26 @ Midland Valley | 2-3 |
| 04/16/26 @ South Aiken | 10-8 |
| 04/15/26 vs White Knoll | 11-1 |
| 04/13/26 vs Aiken | 20-10 |
| 04/02/26 vs North Augusta | 0-8 |
Gilbert dropped down to 11-8 on Monday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Midland Valley Mustangs by a score of 3-2. The Indians were red-hot at the plate heading into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matchups prior), but the Mustangs' pitchers proved too tough.
As for Midland Valley, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-6. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games.
For Midland Valley's part, Larue Hicks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up six Ks. Hicks has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Midland Valley's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Macey Nelson, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Gilbert is set to take on their familiar foe Brookland-Cayce at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Midland Valley will square off against rival Aiken at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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