Baseball Game Preview: Gatewood Gators vs. Windsor Academy Knights

The Gatewood Gators will head out to face off against the Windsor Academy Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Gatewood nor Windsor Academy posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

Windsor Academy will be up against a hot Gatewood squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Gators never let Pinewood Christian get on the board and left with a 1-0 win on Thursday.

Gatewood's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with one double.

Gatewood hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least two batters in three consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Windsor Academy's offense. They lost 30-0 to Gatewood on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Knights have suffered against the Gators since April 4, 2016.

Gatewood pushed their record up to 16-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Windsor Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.

Windsor Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Gatewood has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .435. It's a different story for Windsor Academy, though, as they've only averaged .352. Will they be able to contain Gatewood's hitters?

Everything went Gatewood's way against Windsor Academy when the teams last played on Tuesday, as Gatewood made off with a 30-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Gators since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.