Gibson Southern entered their tilt with Washington with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Washington Hatchets onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for Gibson Southern, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cam Truxal tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Karson Britton and Connor Marvel did most of the damage at the plate: Britton scored two runs while going 1-for-2, while Marvel scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gunner Alexander, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Gibson Southern's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-10. As for Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 11-15.
Gibson Southern will head out on the road to square off against Vincennes Lincoln at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Vincennes Lincoln: 3.2, Gibson Southern: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Washington, they will head out on the road to take on Corydon Central at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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