Baseball Recap: Crescent Valley Raiders vs. Dallas Dragons
Crescent Valley came tearing into Monday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Dallas Dragons 3-2. For Crescent Valley, this counts as revenge for the 7-1 loss Dallas walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Dominic White tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Crescent Valley's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nick Gimino, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Crescent Valley pushed their record up to 9-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs per game. As for Dallas, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9.
Crescent Valley will head out on the road to square off against Woodburn at 5:00 p.m. in their first game on Wednesday. Crescent Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Woodburn's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Dallas, they will look to defend their home field in their first game on Wednesday against Crescent Valley at 5:00 p.m.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
