The Oasis Sharks will venture away from home to square off against the Gateway Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Oasis' hitters haven't had much luck over their past four contests, but Friday's matchup will give them a chance to turn things around.
Oasis blew First Baptist Academy out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Thursday First Baptist Academy got their revenge. Oasis fell just short of First Baptist Academy by a score of 3-1.
Meanwhile, Gateway entered their tilt with East Lee County on Thursday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. They never let the Jaguars get on the board and left with an 8-0 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Sean Collins's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up 14 Ks.
On the hitting side, Gateway got a big performance out of Jadon Torres, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Devyn Vitiello was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-3.
Gateway's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 12.67 hits in those games compared to only 4.86 in the others. As for Oasis, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Oasis suffered a grim 20-4 defeat to Gateway in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Oasis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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