Gates Chili came into Friday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against the Byron-Bergen Bees on Friday as the Gates Chili Spartans made off with a 14-4 win. With that victory, Gates Chili brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Jeff Fisher made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. Fisher was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Fisher wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Gangross, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jordan Hoock, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Gates Chili's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Byron-Bergen, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
Gates Chili will face off against Bloomfield at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bloomfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Byron-Bergen, they are on the road again on Monday to play Holley at 5:00 p.m. Byron-Bergen has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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