The Gibault Catholic Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Mater Dei Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Gibault Catholic duked it out with Civic Memorial on Tuesday. The Hawks fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dante Gianino spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on ten hits.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei didn't have quite enough to beat Waterloo on Thursday and fell 4-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.
Mater Dei saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Salzman, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Mater Dei's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Gibault Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Gibault Catholic might still be hurting after the 9-2 loss they got from Mater Dei in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Hawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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