El Paso-Gridley came into Friday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons out 13-12. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Mitchell Silver looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, Dominic Ricconi was incredible, going 3-for-5 with four RBI and two doubles. Skylor Clover was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's side, they got a big performance out of Isaiah Johnson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of David Hull, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as El Paso-Gridley only tossed three.
El Paso-Gridley's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, they dropped their record down to 6-3-1 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
El Paso-Gridley didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-5 loss vs. Marquette on the 13th. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley has also already played their next game, a 6-5 victory against Tremont on the 13th.
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