The home team had come away the winner the last four times Sperry and Dewey had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Pirates took a 14-11 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldoggers on Tuesday. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Bulldoggers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Houston Asher made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-5 with five RBI and one double. Parker Rice was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs.
Sperry's defeat dropped their record down to 11-17. As for Dewey, they pushed their record up to 24-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Sperry does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dewey, they will square off against Cleveland at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.93 runs per game on average), something the Bulldoggers will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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