Thornton extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping them down to 2-9. They lost 13-3 to the Gateway Olympians. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Trojans of the 6-4 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2025.
Thornton saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cesar Camacaro, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
As for Gateway, they pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. 13 seems to be a good number for them as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
On Gateway's side, Nolan Vazquez got the start for Gateway and what a start it was: he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Vazquez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Geraghty Osei, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one double. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Christopher De La Torre, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Thornton will take on rival Overland at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Gateway is set to square off against their familiar foe Aurora Central at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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