The Connellsville Falcons will take on the Gateway Gators at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Connellsville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Connellsville was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Indiana on Thursday. The Falcons blew past the Little Indians 10-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Falcons considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Jett Dunaway spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits.
Grayden Gillott
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On the hitting side, Connellsville let Grayden Gillott and Matthew Firestone run wild. Gillott went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Firestone got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. Gillott is becoming a predictor of Connellsville's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-5 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Noah Zawislan, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Gateway was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 10-3 to Fox Chapel.
Gateway's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Connellsville, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 9-5.
Connellsville came out on top in a nail-biter against Gateway in their previous meeting back in March of 2019, sneaking past 6-4. Do the Falcons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Gators turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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