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 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Keys Gate is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Keys Gate is returning to their home field after beating Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart on theirs, despite the fact Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart has dominated at home this season. Keys Gate walked away with a 7-3 win over Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Keys Gate.
Paiten McLaughlin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. McLaughlin was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Maddie Webb was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Karalyn Webb, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Gulliver Prep fell victim to St. Brendan and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 15-0 to the Sabres. Gulliver Prep has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Keys Gate's victory bumped their record up to 7-13-1. As for Gulliver Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Everything went Keys Gate's way against Gulliver Prep when the teams last played last Thursday as Keys Gate made off with a 17-2 win. 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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