The Gateway Christian Warriors will challenge the Melrose Buffaloes at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
20 must be Gateway Christian's lucky number: they beat Floyd with that score not once but twice on Friday. The Warriors were the clear victors by a 20-4 margin over the Broncos. Winning may never get old, but the Warriors sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Meanwhile, Melrose got the win against Dexter on Thursday by a conclusive 19-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Buffaloes.
Melrose got a big performance out of Cy Draper, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Draper has become a key player for the Buffaloes: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-7 otherwise. Ty Windham was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.
Melrose was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .478. They are 8-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Gateway Christian's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.4 runs over those games. As for Melrose, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Gateway Christian took their victory against Melrose in their previous matchup last Friday by a conclusive 26-1 score. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Buffaloes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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