In what's become a running theme this season, Gatesville gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the La Vega Pirates a 12-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Gatesville considering their one-run performance the match before.
Bralen Veazey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Veazey was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Gatesville got a massive performance out of Riley Watson, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. Sean Aguilar was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Gatesville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11-1 record this season. As for La Vega, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11-1.
Gatesville will have a chance to go back-to-back against La Vega: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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