The Gateway Christian Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Melrose Buffaloes at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Neither Gateway Christian nor Melrose posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Gateway Christian is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering New Mexico Military Institute just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 4-1 to the Colts.
Meanwhile, Melrose came up short against Magdalena on Wednesday, falling 18-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Buffaloes have suffered against the Steers since March 25, 2022.
Melrose saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josiah Roybal, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Roybal has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
This is the second loss in a row for Melrose and nudges their season record down to 7-6. As for Gateway Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Gateway Christian suffered a grim 15-4 defeat to Melrose when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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