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| 02/28/25 - Away | 13-3 W |
| 04/12/24 - Home | 18-8 W |
| 03/22/24 - Away | 23-18 W |
| 04/13/23 - Home | 1-0 W |
| 04/19/22 - Home | 19-3 W |
| + 5 more games |
Celebration is 8-2 against Gateway since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Storm will look to defend their home field against the Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Gateway will be up against a hot Celebration team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Storm came out on top against Ridge Community by a score of 10-6 on Tuesday.
Celebration let Valeria Castellano and Gigi Reyes run wild. Castellano scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Reyes went 1-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Brenna Neil was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gateway hadn't done well against Freedom recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Panthers blew past the Patriots 19-9. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by ten runs or more this season.
Celebration pushed their record up to 6-8 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 20.0 runs over those games. As for Gateway, their victory ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-4.
Celebration took their win against Gateway in their previous meeting back in February by a conclusive 13-3 score. Will the Storm repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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