Gateway is a perfect 4-0 against Dunbar since April of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Eagles will be playing at home against the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gateway has three straight victories, Dunbar has 16 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, Gateway made easy work of Cape Coral and carried off a 7-1 win.
Gateway gave Braden Van Klingeren the start and clearly made the right call: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched.
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At the plate, Patrick Peterson was excellent, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jacob Wheaton, who earned one RBI, one run, and two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Dunbar came up short against Golden Gate on Tuesday, falling 20-2.
Dunbar's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Gateway, their victory bumped their record up to 5-9.
Gateway got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in March of 2025 against Dunbar by a conclusive 15-1 score. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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