Danbury had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They came out on top against the Emmanuel Christian Warriors by a score of 8-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Lakers also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2024.
Tommy Dean
| 04/23/26 @ Emmanuel Christian | 8 |
| 04/18/26 @ Open Door Christian | 6 |
| 04/14/26 @ Rossford | 4 |
| 04/13/26 vs St. Mary Central Catholic | 0 |
| 04/10/26 vs Calvert | 3 |
| + 2 more games |
Tommy Dean was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May of 2025. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Taylor Monak, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Evan Sandvick, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Danbury now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Emmanuel Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-4.
Coming up, Danbury will take on Gibsonburg at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Emmanuel Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bowsher at 5:00 p.m. The Rebels will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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