Gibson Southern has gone a perfect 7-0 against Southridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Titans will face off against the Raiders at 1:00 p.m. Gibson Southern is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games.
Gibson Southern's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Mt. Vernon. Considering the Titans have won 12 games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Miley Sperling, who gave up just four hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Mt. Vernon off the board.
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Payton Cummings, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. She is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Laney Scherer, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs.
Gibson Southern was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Southridge suffered their biggest defeat since April 23rd on Saturday. They lost 11-3 to Bedford North Lawrence.
Gibson Southern pushed their record up to 19-8 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Southridge, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.
Gibson Southern beat Southridge 8-3 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Titans 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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