The Gibsonburg Golden Bears will challenge the Woodmore Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Gibsonburg will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Gibsonburg proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 21) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Hopewell-Loudon 1-0. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Not much got past Ava Amor, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Hopewell-Loudon off the board. Amor has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Gibsonburg saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mia Brink, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Woodmore faced off against St. Mary Central Catholic on Wednesday. The Wildcats blew past the Panthers 21-6. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Gibsonburg pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Woodmore, their record now sits at 2-0.
Gibsonburg couldn't quite get it done against Woodmore when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 12-7. Can the Golden Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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