Gatewood came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 12-2 to the Mountain Brook Spartans.
Gatewood saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Walker Roberts, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Ames Johnson was another, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Gators
| 03/01/25 vs Mountain Brook | 42.9% |
| 02/27/25 vs Hartselle | 14.3% |
| 02/25/25 vs Westfield School | 32.1% |
| 02/20/25 vs Tallulah Falls | 20% |
| 05/17/24 @ Edmund Burke Academy | 34.5% |
| + 4 more games |
Even though they lost, Gatewood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.
Gatewood's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Mountain Brook, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Gatewood will take on Brandon in a tournament on Saturday. Gatewood has given up an average of 7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Mountain Brook, they will take on Cartersville at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mountain Brook: 3.1, Cartersville: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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