Baseball Recap: Goretti Gael vs. Avalon Black Knights
Goretti had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Avalon Black Knights a 6-0 shutout on Friday. The win was nothing new for Goretti as they're now sitting on 14 straight.
Garrett Gibson looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Goretti let Will Oates and Warner Harper loose on the outfield. Oates went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs, while Harper got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run.
On Avalon's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Malcolm Blaqman, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Goretti has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. As for Avalon, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-11.
As of now, neither Goretti nor Avalon have any future games scheduled.
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