Baseball Recap: Dawson Eagles vs. Alief Elsik Rams
In what's become a running theme this season, Dawson gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They beat the Alief Elsik Rams by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 20-2. Winning may never get old, but Dawson sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Travis Minard looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gabe McFarland, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gage Greene, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Alief Elsik's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abraham Morales, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Dawson is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10-3 record this season. As for Alief Elsik, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-25-1.
Dawson will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Alvin at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Alvin's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matchups. As for Alief Elsik, they will head out on the road to challenge Alief Taylor at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Alief Elsik is facing Alief Taylor at the right time seeing as Alief Taylor is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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