Baseball Preview: Dominion Titans vs. Tuscarora Huskies
Dominion has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Tuscarora Huskies at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Dominion will head into Tuesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run they dealt John Champe on Tuesday. Dominion blew past John Champe 8-2. Eight seems to be a good number for Dominion as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Tuscarora had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Wolverines by a score of 4-1.
Brendan Cowen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Tuscarora's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ashton Peshke, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ian Sullivan, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Dominion pushed their record up to 17-6 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home. As for Tuscarora, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Dominion came out on top in a nail-biter against Tuscarora in their previous matchup on Friday, sneaking past 8-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dominion since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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