The Gatewood Gators will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Heritage Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Gatewood is is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They fell just short of Pinewood Christian by a score of 3-2.
Gatewood got a good showing from Trey Wiggins, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Ames Johnson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Heritage fell victim to a tough 11-5 loss at the hands of Flint River Academy on Friday.
Cole Murphy made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3.
Gatewood's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6. As for Heritage, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 16-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Gatewood has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Heritage struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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