While Gateway's victory against Thornton wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Olympians had just enough and edged out the Trojans 6-4. The win continues a trend for the Olympians in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won six in a row.
Maikol Ochoa made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Ochoa was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
Heber Almeida
| 04/12/25 vs Sierra | 4 |
| 03/25/25 @ Hinkley | 4 |
| 04/15/25 @ Thornton | 3 |
| 04/10/25 vs Overland | 3 |
| 05/01/25 vs Thornton | 2 |
| + 8 more games |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Heber Almeida, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Gateway is 7-1 when Almeida posts two or more runs, but 3-6 otherwise. Roberto Rosario was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Gateway was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .381 or higher in four consecutive games.
Gateway pushed their record up to 10-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8 runs. As for Thornton, they are on a 24-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-20.
Gateway has already played their next contest, a 20-1 loss against Northfield on the 2nd. As for Thornton, they will welcome Adams City at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Trojans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 8.6 runs per game this season.
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