Gateway lost against Freedom on March 1st, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Gateway Panthers took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Freedom Patriots. Gateway has struggled against Freedom recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Noah Golshan-Nejad was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Carlos Gonzalez was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
On Freedom's side, Robert Dexter tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Dexter has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Marcus Alf picked up the save, tossing 0.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Rhys Rego was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Christian Medina, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Gateway's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Freedom, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gateway will square off against Celebration at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Freedom, they will head out on the road to face off against Ocoee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ocoee is coming into the contest with five straight losses at home, meaning Freedom will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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