Gateway is still winless after their game against Galileo on Tuesday, but the team can take solace in the fact it was the closest they've come to winning. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-5 heartbreaker at the hands of the Galileo Lions. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-2 last Tuesday.
Luca Velasquez
| 03/18/25 @ Galileo | 2 |
| 02/25/25 vs Stuart Hall | 1 |
| 04/17/24 vs San Francisco Waldorf | 1 |
| 04/01/24 @ The Bay School | 1 |
Luca Velasquez put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Velasquez was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Casey Volker was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-3. Gil Passman-Lapushin also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Gateway's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Galileo, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Gateway will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on San Domenico at 6:30 p.m. on April 11th. As for Galileo, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against KIPP SF College Prep at 3:30 p.m. Galileo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
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