Preview: Gatewood Gators vs. George Walton Academy Bulldogs
The Gatewood Gators will head out on the road to challenge the George Walton Academy Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gatewood has six straight wins, George Walton Academy has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Gatewood can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They blew past Westminster Christian Academy 13-2. 13 seems to be a good number for Gatewood as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
John Wallace Thompson looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Caleb Riser was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Wiggins, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, George Walton Academy fell victim to a tough 13-4 defeat at the hands of Athens Christian on Tuesday.
Gatewood's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 10 runs. As for George Walton Academy, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6.
Gatewood beat George Walton Academy 12-8 in their previous matchup on Monday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gatewood since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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