It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Gatewood can now relate to. They fell just short of the Edmund Burke Academy Spartans by a score of 7-6 on Friday. Gatewood's loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Ames Johnson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Lawson Wooten, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Gatewood's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-8. As for Edmund Burke Academy, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-6.
While Gatewood had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Saturday.
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