The Gateway College Preparatory Gators will challenge the Jarrell Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gateway College Preparatory has three straight wins, Jarrell has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Gateway College Preparatory's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Burnet as they made off with a 9-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Gators, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
Chloe Ellis
| 04/04/25 @ Burnet | 18 |
| 04/01/25 @ Marble Falls | 11 |
| 03/25/25 vs Taylor | 16 |
| 03/21/25 @ Salado | 5 |
| 03/18/25 @ Lampasas | 14 |
| + 9 more games |
Chloe Ellis made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 18 over 7.2 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: 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.
Meanwhile, Jarrell suffered their closest loss since February 28th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Lampasas by a score of 12-10.
Jarrell's defeat dropped their record down to 6-16-2. As for Gateway College Preparatory, their win bumped their record up to 17-1-2.
Gateway College Preparatory took their victory against Jarrell in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 12-0 score. Will the Gators repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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