The Gateway Olympians are on the road again on Saturday to play the Adams City Eagles at 2:30 p.m. Gateway is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Gateway lost 11-3 to Skyview on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for Gateway in their matchups with Skyview: they've now lost five in a row.
Mervin Loya was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Adams City never got on the board in their matchup on Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Thornton last Monday. Everything went their way against the Trojans as they made off with a 10-2 win.
Christian Ramirez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over 4.1 innings pitched. Ramirez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Christian Quintana was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Gateway now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Adams City, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-10.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Gateway has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.9 hits per game. However, it's not like Adams City struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.6. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Gateway skirted past Adams City 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ramirez, who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Gateway still be able to contain Ramirez? There's only one way to find out.
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