After two games on the road, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley is heading back home. They will take on the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Friday, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley came up short against Herscher and fell 8-5.
Zach Price was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Brayden Elliott, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. This was only their first loss (out of five games) when they post three or more doubles.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Paxton-Buckley-Loda's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They lost 14-4 to St. Joseph-Ogden. Paxton-Buckley-Loda has not had much luck with St. Joseph-Ogden recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5-1. As for Paxton-Buckley-Loda, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10.
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley came out on top in a nail-biter against Paxton-Buckley-Loda when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. Does Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Paxton-Buckley-Loda turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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