Baseball Preview: Dunbar Crimson Tide vs. Coolidge Colts
Dunbar has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Coolidge Colts at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Dunbar is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.8 runs per game this season.
Dunbar can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Everything went their way against Fairmont Heights as Dunbar made off with a 17-0 victory. While fans of Dunbar might be used to big wins, the 17-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Dezmond Washington was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Washington was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Dunbar got a big performance out of James Jones, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Jones has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Joshua Pendleton was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Coolidge's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 17-0 walloping at the hands of DC International on Friday. The match marked that first time this year in which Coolidge was not able to get on the board.
Dunbar's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Coolidge, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Coolidge's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Dunbar hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .416. It's a different story for Coolidge, though, as they've only averaged .173. Will they be able to contain Dunbar's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
