Gate City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the John Battle Trojans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-2 on April 4th.
Gate City's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for John Battle, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-7.
Gate City and John Battle could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings. The Blue Devils will face off against Lee at 5:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (230 vs. 81). Meanwhile, John Battle (ranked 114th) will meet Abingdon (ranked sixth) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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