Gateway has gone a perfect 6-0 against Penn Hills recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Gateway Gators will be playing at home against the Penn Hills Indians at 4:00 p.m. Gateway will be strutting in after a win while Penn Hills will be coming in after a loss.
Gateway is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Tuesday. They blew past North Hills 16-1.
Jon Saunders
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Jon Saunders was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryan Deselich, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Donovan Deluco was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Penn Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 11-0 to Shaler Area.
Everything went Gateway's way against Penn Hills in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Gateway made off with a 6-0 victory. Will Gateway repeat their success, or does Penn Hills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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