Baseball Recap: Pepperell Dragons vs. Trion Bulldogs
Pepperell entered their tilt with Trion with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They skirted past the Trion Bulldogs 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Pepperell, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Layton Sanford made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Sanford was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Sanford wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ayden Frazier, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI.
Pepperell is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-2 record this season. As for Trion, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-8.
Pepperell will have a chance to go back-to-back against Trion: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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