It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley can now relate to. They lost 11-1 to the Villa Grove Blue Devils on Friday. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley has struggled against Villa Grove recently, as their matchup on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
For Villa Grove's part, Alexandria Brown was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Brown has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Brown was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Villa Grove got a massive performance out of Logan Lillard, who went 2-for-3 with two triples, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Piper Kiser, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Villa Grove, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 21-13-1.
As of now, neither Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley nor Villa Grove have any future games scheduled.
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