The Jarrell Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Gateway College Preparatory Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jarrell has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Gateway College Preparatory will come in with three straight wins.
Jarrell is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest defeat since February 28th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Lampasas by a score of 12-10.
Gateway College Preparatory hadn't beaten Burnet on the road since February 19, 2022 but that history sure didn't bother them on Friday. The Gators never let the Bulldogs get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The Gators might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.
Chloe Ellis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 18 over 7.2 innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits she has posted since back in February of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carolina Rivera, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.
Jarrell's loss dropped their record down to 6-16-2. As for Gateway College Preparatory, their record now sits at 17-1-2.
Jarrell suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Gateway College Preparatory when the teams last played back in March. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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