Baseball Preview: Dora Coyotes vs. Gateway Christian Warriors
After five games on the road, Dora is heading back home. They will take on the Gateway Christian Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Friday, Dora got the win against Floyd by a conclusive 18-3.
Roddy Neal and Aaron Combs made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Neal struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Combs pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Neal has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Neal went 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple, while Combs scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Dora got a massive performance out of Rylan Harris, who went 5-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Davis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-6.
Meanwhile, Gateway Christian can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They never let Elida onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Gateway Christian as they're now sitting on eight straight.
The result came thanks to Jacoby Chavez's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Gateway Christian got a big performance out of Grady Munson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Rayford Fulkerson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Dora's win bumped their record up to 2-7. As for Gateway Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Monday's contest might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Dora has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .565. However, it's not like Gateway Christian struggles in that department as they've averaged .550. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Dora might still be hurting after the 30-4 defeat they got from Gateway Christian in their previous meeting last Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gateway Christian's Caleb Moore, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that Dora knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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