Gatewood will head out to take on Bulloch Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gatewood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Bulloch Academy will be up against a hot Gatewood squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Gatewood walked away with a 7-2 win over Brentwood on Friday.
John Wallace Thompson
| 03/28/25 vs Brentwood | 5 |
| 03/01/25 vs Mountain Brook | 3 |
| 03/25/25 @ Brentwood | 1 |
| 03/11/25 vs Trinity Christian | 1 |
| 02/25/25 vs Westfield School | 1 |
John Wallace Thompson and Lawson Moore made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Thompson didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Moore tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Thompson a new career-high in strikeouts (five). At bat, Thompson went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI, while Moore scored a run while going 2-for-2.
In other pitching news, Jackson Love looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Connor Mitchem, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. Drew Love was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Bulloch Academy never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Pinewood Christian last Friday. They were the clear victors by an 18-6 margin over the Patriots. The Gators might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by nine runs or more this season.
Gatewood's record now sits at 12-5. As for Bulloch Academy, their record now sits at 12-4.
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