First Presbyterian Day has won six straight games at home, while Gatewood has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Vikings will host the Gators at 5:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Day's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Gatewood's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
First Presbyterian Day's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Piedmont Academy with a sharp 6-0 victory. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Gatewood hadn't done well against Pinewood Christian recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Gators came out on top against the Patriots by a score of 4-1.
Gatewood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Brannen, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
First Presbyterian Day has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Gatewood, their victory bumped their record up to 18-6.
First Presbyterian Day couldn't quite finish off Gatewood in their previous matchup back in March and fell 3-1. Will the Vikings have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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