In what's become a running theme this season, Adams City gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They blew past the Gateway Olympians 13-3. For Adams City, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 defeat Gateway walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Christian Ramirez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Ramirez was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Miguel Rodriguez was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Nathan Gonzalez was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
On Gateway's side, Heber Almeida was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Even though they lost, Gateway didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Adams City only tossed six.
Adams City's win bumped their record up to 9-11. As for Gateway, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-11.
Adams City will be playing in front of their home fans against Grand Junction at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Adams City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Gateway, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Alameda at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Alameda is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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