Preview: Naples Classical Academy vs. Gateway Charter Griffins
The Naples Classical Academy will head out on the road to take on the Gateway Charter Griffins at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Naples Classical is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Naples Classical pushed their score all the way to 14 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell victim to a rough 21-14 defeat at the hands of Donahue Catholic.
Meanwhile, Gateway Charter scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against The Village School of Naples as Gateway Charter made off with a 17-2 victory. Considering Gateway Charter has won five matches by more than 13 runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Josue Pascual looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Julian Arbolaez, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, seven RBI, and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Edilson Alvarez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Naples Classical's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Gateway Charter, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Naples Classical suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Gateway Charter when the teams last played on March 5th. Can Naples Classical avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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