Baseball Recap: McDowell Trojans vs. Erie Royals
McDowell stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Erie Royals with a sharp 10-2 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for McDowell considering their one-run performance the game before.
Anthony Iacobucci looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Connor Cross, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Santino Musone, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
On Erie's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Collin Nuber, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
McDowell is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Erie, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.
McDowell will head out on the road to face off against Warren at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for Warren: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while McDowell has snatched up six consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season. As for Erie, they will take on Fort LeBoeuf at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Fort LeBoeuf has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.07 runs per game on average), something Erie will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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