If Galileo was riding high fresh off their 21-0 takedown of Jefferson last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Galileo Lions fell 7-4 to the Lick-Wilmerding Tigers on Friday. The loss was the Lions' first of the season.
Creysmar Gonzalez and Zane Ridley put in work no matter where they played. Throwing, Gonzalez pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Ridley pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season. At the plate, Gonzalez scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4, while Ridley scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Elliott Hartman was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Galileo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lick-Wilmerding only posted an OBP of .286.
Having lost for the first time this season, Galileo fell to 2-1. As for Lick-Wilmerding, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0.
Coming up, Galileo will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on Wallenberg at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup will give Galileo their first taste of in-conferenceaction this season. As for Lick-Wilmerding, they will take on Burton at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Burton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.
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