Gates County hasn't had much luck against Bear Grass Charter recently, but that could start to change on Monday. Gates County will challenge Bear Grass Charter at 6:00 p.m. Gates County has given up an average of 8.6 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Gates County came up short against Martin County on Friday, falling 18-1. The Red Barons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gates County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zoey Nowell, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple. That triple marked the first that Nowell hit this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bear Grass Charter). They put the hurt on John Paul II Catholic with a sharp 24-8 win on Friday. That's two games straight that the Bears have won by exactly 16 runs.
The victory made it two in a row for Bear Grass Charter and bumps their season record up to 6-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 20.0 runs over those games. As for Gates County, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Gates County suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to Bear Grass Charter in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Gates County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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