Gateway Christian lost against Santa Rosa back in April of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Gateway Christian Warriors fell just short of the Santa Rosa Lions by a score of 8-7.
Deklan Higgins made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Ethaniel Wigley was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Santa Rosa's side, Jykub Gage was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up seven earned runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Gage was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Joshua Cordova and Daniel Zamora did most of the damage at the plate: Cordova went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double, while Zamora scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Josiah Barela, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Gateway Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Santa Rosa, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Gateway Christian will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Jal at 10:00 a.m. Jal has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed ten runs per game on average), something Gateway Christian will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Santa Rosa, they will take on Texico at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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