Softball Preview: Keys Gate Knights vs. Gulliver Prep Raiders
The Keys Gate Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Gulliver Prep Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Keys Gate and three for Gulliver Prep.
On Tuesday, Keys Gate came up short against Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) and fell 11-7.
Maddie Webb put in work no matter where she played. She pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Webb was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jessica Ortiz made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Gulliver Prep suffered a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Gulliver Prep has lost by exactly ten runs.
Keys Gate's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Gulliver Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Keys Gate took their victory against Gulliver Prep in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. Does Keys Gate have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gulliver Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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