It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Gatesville ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Salado Eagles. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Gatesville.
Gatesville saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Johnson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Salado's side, Dylan Wigely was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 7.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
Gatesville's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 18-10-1. As for Salado, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Gatesville by a score of 3-1.
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