East Lee County is 0-4 against Gateway since March of 2022 but things could change on Tuesday. The East Lee County Jaguars will head out to challenge the Gateway Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, East Lee County was able to grind out a solid win over Moore Haven, taking the game 15-10. The victory continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Terriers: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Gateway got the win against Babcock on Friday by a conclusive 8-2. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by six runs or more this season.
Hunter Squire led a balanced Eagles bullpen and struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts Squire has posted since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Gateway's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Caraballo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Juan Carlos Lineras also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
The victory got East Lee County back to even at 2-2. As for Gateway, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
East Lee County suffered a grim 21-1 defeat to Gateway in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can East Lee County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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