Gibault Catholic scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Cahokia Comanches as the Gibault Catholic Hawks made off with a 23-3 win. With that victory, Gibault Catholic brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Collin Augustine and Peyton Schaefer were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Augustine struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Schaefer struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). At bat, Augustine got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI, a triple, and a run, while Schaefer scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Gibault Catholic got a big performance out of Cade Kostelac, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Snell, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.
The win made it two in a row for Gibault Catholic and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Cahokia, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gibault Catholic will take on Marissa/Coulterville at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Cahokia, they will be playing at home against Metro-East Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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