Gateway is 2-8 against Liberty since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Gateway Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Liberty Chargers at 5:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Gateway was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Poinciana.
Gateway saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Golshan-Nejad, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases. Diego Vazqueztell was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, sadly, Liberty is still looking for their first win of the season after 14 matchups. Their tough 17-1 loss to Celebration on Tuesday might stick with them for a while.
Even though they lost, Liberty always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of 1.000. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Celebration only posted an OBP of .586.
Gateway's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
Gateway skirted past Liberty 2-1 in their previous meeting last Tuesday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Liberty's David Jimenez, who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Gateway still be able to contain Jimenez? There's only one way to find out.
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