Softball Recap: Dixon Bulldogs vs. Swansboro Pirates
Dixon entered their tilt with Swansboro with 15 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 16. They walked away with a 9-5 win over the Swansboro Pirates on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for Dixon, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Hannah Oakes made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Oakes has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Oakes was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Renee C Roberts-Kelly was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Alivia Nokes was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
On Swansboro's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Payton Jensen, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Arianna Hoffman, who scored two runs.
Dixon's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3. As for Swansboro, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.
Dixon didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 8-7 loss vs. Croatan on the 25th. As for Swansboro, they will be playing at home against West Carteret at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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