Baseball Recap: Gatewood Extends Winning Streak to Three

Gatewood had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Brentwood War Eagles by a score of 7-2. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 4-2 last Tuesday.

John Wallace Thompson

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/28/25 vs Brentwood	5
03/01/25 vs Mountain Brook	3
03/25/25 @ Brentwood	1
03/11/25 vs Trinity Christian	1
02/25/25 vs Westfield School	1

John Wallace Thompson and Lawson Moore were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Thompson didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Moore tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Thompson a new career-high in strikeouts (five). At bat, Thompson went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI, while Moore scored a run while going 2-for-2.

In other pitching news, Jackson Love looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Connor Mitchem, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. Drew Love was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

Gatewood's win bumped their record up to 12-5. As for Brentwood, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-7.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gatewood will take on Bulloch Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bulloch Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Gatewood's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Brentwood, they will challenge Trinity Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brentwood will need to watch out since Trinity Christian has now posted at least ten runs in their last four games.