Baseball Recap: Dawson Eagles vs. Shadow Creek Sharks
In what's become a running theme this season, Dawson gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over the Shadow Creek Sharks. With that win, Dawson brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Travis Minard tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off ten hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Dawson let Evan Horvith and Gage Greene loose on the outfield. Horvith went 2-for-3 with four RBI and a run, while Greene scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Garritt Romero, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Dawson is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10-3 record this season. As for Shadow Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 7-18.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Dawson beat Shadow Creek by a score of 3-2.
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