In their first playoff series of the 2024 postseason, the Gatewood Gators (17-7) swept the Westwood Wildcats in two games last Friday in a best-of-three series at home in Eatonton.
The Gators won the opening game 15-8, then followed up with a 13-5 win to advance to the GIAA Class 2A semifinal.
Trailing 3-0 after three-and-a-half innings of game one, the Gators came alive in the bottom of the fourth …