After flying high against Aubrey Rogers last Friday, Gateway came back down to earth. The Gateway Eagles' rough 13-1 defeat to the Ida Baker Bulldogs on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. Gateway has not had much luck with Ida Baker recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Gateway saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Cazanas, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
On Ida Baker's side, Cayden Farmer made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Farmer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Farmer was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Santiago Liendo was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Riley Byrd, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Gateway's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Ida Baker, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-9.
While Gateway had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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