Baseball Preview: Gateway Gators vs. Penn-Trafford Warriors
Gateway is 1-8 against Penn-Trafford since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Gateway Gators will head out on the road to square off against the Penn-Trafford Warriors at 4:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Gateway will head into Saturday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 11-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Seneca Valley on Saturday. Gateway sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Seneca Valley.
Gateway's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Vojnik, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double. Vojnik has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Penn-Trafford came tearing into Friday's match with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Falcons 6-4.
Zachary Feldman looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Ian Temple was incredible, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Ethan Septak was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Gateway's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-12. As for Penn-Trafford, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
Gateway might still be hurting after the 9-1 defeat they got from Penn-Trafford when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Gateway avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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