
Eagles
02/13/25 vs Dunbar | 25 |
02/20/25 @ Oasis | 16 |
02/14/25 @ Lely | 16 |
03/07/25 vs Oasis | 11 |
03/05/25 vs Gateway Charter | 10 |
Gateway waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Oasis Sharks with a sharp 16-5 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.
Hunter Squire tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up five earned runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Juan Carlos Lineras, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Miller, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Gateway always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oasis only posted an OBP of .320.
Gateway's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Oasis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gateway will challenge Cape Coral at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Gateway is facing Cape Coral at the right time seeing as Cape Coral is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Oasis, they will take on Lely at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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