Gibault Catholic had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against the St. Pius X Lancers by a score of 9-4. For the Hawks, this counts as revenge for the 15-5 victory the Lancers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2018.
Dylan Schaefer
| 03/28/26 vs St. Pius X | 4 |
| 03/21/26 @ Roxana | 3 |
| 05/19/25 vs Breese Central | 3 |
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Dylan Schaefer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Kole Schilling was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Gibault Catholic: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Nolan Snell, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Gibault Catholic hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Pius X struck out ten times.
Gibault Catholic now has a winning record of 4-3. As for St. Pius X, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Coming up, Gibault Catholic will head out to square off against Belleville West at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Maroons' pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so the Hawks' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Pius X, they will take on Greenville at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday.
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