Gillespie is 10-0 against Calhoun since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Gillespie Miners will head out on the road to face off against the Calhoun Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Gillespie is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Gillespie fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Roxana on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Shells by a score of 3-2. Gillespie's defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Gillespie got a good showing from Dawson Lancaster, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Gillespie saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Griffith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Calhoun gave up the first runs on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over Greenfield/Northwestern. The win made it back-to-back victories for Calhoun.
Gillespie's loss dropped their record down to 22-8. As for Calhoun, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-16 record this season.
Gillespie came out on top in a nail-biter against Calhoun in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gillespie since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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