After two games on the road, Gates Chili is heading back home. They will take on the School of the Arts Silverhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
After soaring to a eight-point victory in their last game, Gates Chili came back down to earth on Monday. They fell just short of Irondequoit by a score of 3-1. Gates Chili has not had much luck with Irondequoit recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Gates Chili saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew McManus, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Gates Chili didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, School of the Arts fell victim to East and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. Their tough 10-0 defeat to the Eagles might stick with them for a while.
Gates Chili's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for School of the Arts, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything went Gates Chili's way against School of the Arts in their previous meeting back in April of 2019 as Gates Chili made off with an 8-2 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was School of the Arts' Reece Correa, who struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned run or hits. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Gates Chili to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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