Gibson Southern lost against Castle back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Gibson Southern Titans fell just short of the Castle Knights by a score of 6-5. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Gibson Southern in their matchups with Castle: they've now lost four in a row.
Brogan McClellan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Colin Scherer was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Brayden Alldredge, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Castle's side, Landin Lis was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lis was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Lis wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah Drake, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI. Jace Watson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Gibson Southern's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Castle, they pushed their record up to 2-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Gibson Southern is on the road again on Saturday to play Roncalli at 1:00 p.m. Gibson Southern has given up an average of 6.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Castle, they will be playing at home against Union County at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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