After losing to Auburn the last time they met, Decatur decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Decatur Golden Gators walked away with a 5-1 win over the Auburn Trojans on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Decatur.
Hunter Buol spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Decatur saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cervantes (CJ) Gatterson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
The victory got Decatur back to even at 3-3. As for Auburn, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Decatur will take on Kennedy Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kennedy Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season. As for Auburn, they will head out on the road to face off against Tahoma at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Tahoma's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Auburn's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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