Softball Recap: Gatewood Wins Going Away Against Windsor Academy

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Previous Games

08/28/25 - Home	13-4 W
08/20/24 - Home	9-1 W
08/01/24 - Away	14-12 W
09/05/23 - Away	10-0 W
08/31/23 - Home	2-9 L
+ 5 more games

While Gatewood didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against the Windsor Academy Knights on Thursday as they made off with a 13-4 win. The Gators haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Natalie Sills was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Sills was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double.

In other batting news, Alexis Thrift and Avery Hill did most of the damage at the plate: Thrift got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI and two runs, while Hill got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs and one RBI. Carly Hall also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.

Gatewood hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Windsor Academy struck out eight times.

Gatewood's record now sits at 5-2. As for Windsor Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.

Gatewood didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 9-1 win against Central Fellowship Christian Academy on the 2nd. As for Windsor Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 15-0 victory against Howard on the 2nd.