Baseball Recap: Swansboro Pirates vs. Dixon Bulldogs
Swansboro entered their tilt with Dixon with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Dixon Bulldogs on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Swansboro also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Rusty Haswell made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Haswell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Haswell was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Joshua Scott was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Patrick Hollifield was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Dixon's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Vincent, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Swansboro pushed their record up to 7-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs per game. As for Dixon, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Swansboro will take on West Carteret at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Swansboro's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so West Carteret's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Dixon, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Croatan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Croatan will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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