Baseball Recap: Melrose Comes Up Short

If Melrose was riding high fresh off their 21-9 takedown of Elida on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Buffaloes fell just short of the Gateway Christian Warriors by a score of 10-9 on Friday. The Buffaloes have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Kane Hodge

Stolen Base

04/17/26 @ Gateway Christian	2
04/15/26 vs Elida	1
04/13/26 vs Dora	2
04/06/26 @ Floyd	2
04/03/26 @ Dora	3

Kane Hodge was cooking despite his team's loss, going 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Truitt Sallee was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run.

Melrose's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Gateway Christian, their victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-4.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Warriors beat Melrose by a score of 22-6 later that day.