The Gateway Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the LaBelle Cowboys/Cowgirls on Monday. Gateway will be strutting in after a win while LaBelle will be coming in after a loss.
Gateway will head into Thursday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 12-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Ida Baker on Thursday. Gateway narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Ida Baker 6-4.
The team relied heavily on Van Laney, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Devyn Vitiello, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, LaBelle came up short against Evangelical Christian on Thursday and fell 8-5. LaBelle has not had much luck with Evangelical Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
LaBelle also got a good showing from Walter McKown, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. McKown has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ty Murray made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Gateway's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-16. As for LaBelle, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
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