Baseball Recap: McDowell Trojans vs. Fort LeBoeuf Bison
McDowell put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Fort LeBoeuf Bison a 10-0 shutout. That's two games straight that McDowell has won by exactly ten runs.
McDowell got a great performance from Anthony Iacobucci as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Iacobucci has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Connor Cross was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Stranko, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
On Fort LeBoeuf's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Herr, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
McDowell pushed their record up to 7-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Fort LeBoeuf, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
McDowell will look to defend their home field on Monday against General McLane at 4:30 p.m. McDowell is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Fort LeBoeuf, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Corry at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Fort LeBoeuf has given up an average of 6.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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