Keys Gate is 0-8 against Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Keys Gate Knights will be playing at home against the Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) Stallions at 7:00 p.m. Keys Gate is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Keys Gate was not able to break out of their rough patch in their second game on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They suffered a tough 11-2 loss at the hands of Stoneman Douglas.
Keys Gate saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alicia Thomason, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Keys Gate hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) beat Immokalee 5-2 in their second game on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Somerset Academy (Silver Palms).
Ava Stevens made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (she also only allowed one walk). Stevens was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
In other batting news, Arlene Sordo and Katelyn Champion did most of the damage at the plate: Sordo went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI, while Champion went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Keys Gate's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Somerset Academy (Silver Palms), they pushed their record up to 12-5-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Keys Gate couldn't quite finish off Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) in their previous matchup back in March and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Somerset Academy (Silver Palms)'s Brooke Valdera, who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that Keys Gate knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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