Baseball Recap: Spackenkill Spartans vs. Dover Dragons
Spackenkill put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Dover Dragons as the Spackenkill Spartans made off with a 9-2 victory. The result was nothing new for Spackenkill, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
Bryan Hoyt made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Hoyt has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hoyt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Dylan Boenig was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Dan Collins, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Spackenkill's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. As for Dover, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
Spackenkill will head out on the road to challenge Dover at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Dover, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 12-2 defeat vs. Highland on the 29th.
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