The Gateway Panthers will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Leesburg Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m.
Gateway's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Dr. Phillips on Thursday. Their rough 15-0 defeat to the Panthers might stick with them for a while. Gateway has not had much luck with Dr. Phillips recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Leesburg can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They blew past Eastside 12-2. The victory was familiar territory for Leesburg who now have four in a row.
Maya Church was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Church was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, ADDISON HUNTER was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. MYLIE DAVIS was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Gateway's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Leesburg, their win bumped their record up to 14-5.
Gateway suffered a grim 21-3 defeat to Leesburg in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Leesburg's OLIVIA BRAMER, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run. Now that Gateway 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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