The Gibault Catholic Hawks will face off against the Civic Memorial Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Gibault Catholic nor Civic Memorial posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Gibault Catholic blew Alton out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Monday Alton got their revenge. The Hawks fell just short of the Redbirds by a score of 2-0.
Carson Timmons was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Those two hits allowed gave him a new career-low.
Meanwhile, Civic Memorial fell victim to Highland and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 8-0.
Civic Memorial also got a good showing from Brady Hasenjaeger, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Civic Memorial saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Butler, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Civic Memorial has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-13 record this season. As for Gibault Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Gibault Catholic skirted past Civic Memorial 5-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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