The Salado Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Gateway College Preparatory Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Salado's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Gateway College Preparatory's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Salado's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when Grandview hitters got past them. The Eagles lost 10-0 to the Zebras on Saturday. The Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Gateway College Preparatory came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Badgers as they made off with a 10-0 win. Give the Gators' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
April Monge was incredible, going 1-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalee VanTassel, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Gateway College Preparatory was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .306 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Gateway College Preparatory pushed their record up to 19-1-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Salado, their loss dropped their record down to 21-5.
Salado took their victory against Gateway College Preparatory when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 8-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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