It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Gibson Southern ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Heritage Hills Patriots 9-8. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Titans also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2024.
Miley Sperling was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Sperling was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.
Laney Scherer
| 04/26/25 @ Heritage Hills | 5 |
| 03/29/25 vs Briarcrest Christian | 4 |
| 04/06/24 vs Brownsburg | 4 |
| 03/28/25 @ McEwen | 3 |
| 05/28/24 vs Heritage Hills | 3 |
In other batting news, Laney Scherer was incredible, going a perfect 5-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those five hits gave her a new career-high. Hailey Braganca also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Gibson Southern has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Heritage Hills, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-3.
Looking ahead, Gibson Southern will challenge Tecumseh at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Braves' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so the Titans' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Heritage Hills, they will face off against North Posey at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Patriots' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Vikings have averaged an impressive 10 runs per game this season.
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