The Gatewood Gators are taking a road trip to take on the First Presbyterian Day Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Gatewood comes in on five and First Presbyterian Day on 13.
Gatewood can't be too worried about heading out to take on First Presbyterian Day: they just beat Pinewood Christian at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Gators came out on top against the Patriots by a score of 4-1 on Tuesday.
Gatewood's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ben Brannen, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, while First Presbyterian Day put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Piedmont Academy. The Vikings blew past the Cougars 6-0. Considering the Vikings have won 15 matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Gatewood pushed their record up to 18-6 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for First Presbyterian Day, their win bumped their record up to 22-3.
Gatewood came out on top in a nail-biter against First Presbyterian Day when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Gators since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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