Despite facing elimination each time it stepped on the field, Gondola showed no signs of feeling the intense pressure of tournament play.Gondola got within one win of a girls 9-10 junior league championship with back-to-back victories Monday night. Gondola beat Clean Machine 5-4 in extra innings, then topped McMinnville Aluminum 4-3 in the first of two championship games. Gondola’s win against McMinnville Aluminum forced the “if-necessary game,” which will be played Thursday night at Hoover and Millraney Field.Gondola’s big night nearly ended in its first contest.