After flying high against Deer Creek-Mackinaw last Saturday, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley came back down to earth. The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons fell just short of the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers by a score of 7-6 on Monday. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Paxton-Buckley-Loda apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Altin Nettleton, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Nettleton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Elliott, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's loss dropped their record down to 15-6-1. As for Paxton-Buckley-Loda, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley will head out on the road to face off against Tri-Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Tri-Valley is coming into the matchup with five straight wins at home, so Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Paxton-Buckley-Loda will take on Watseka at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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