New Athens and Gibault Catholic squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but New Athens had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Gibault Catholic Hawks by a score of 4-3. New Athens has not had much luck with Gibault Catholic recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Isaiah Lintker made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Brandon Schatte was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Gibault Catholic's side, Brady Biffar was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Biffar has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Biffar was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
New Athens' loss dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Gibault Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 13-21.
New Athens does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gibault Catholic, they will head out on the road to take on Valmeyer at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Valmeyer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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