If Gateway was riding high fresh off their 19-2 takedown of Lincoln last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Gateway Olympians came up short against the Northglenn Norsemen on Tuesday, falling 14-5. The loss continues a trend for the Olympians in their meetings with the Norsemen: they've now lost eight in a row.
Gateway got a big performance out of Mervin Loya, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Christopher De La Torre also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Gateway's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Northglenn, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gateway will head out to square off against Hinkley at 4:00 p.m. on March 25th. As for Northglenn, they are taking a road trip to face off against Adams City at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Adams City has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.25 runs per game on average), something Northglenn will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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