With a playoff game on the line, Dunkirk rose to the challenge on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Albion Purple Eagles a 10-0 shutout. Considering Dunkirk has won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Paul Trippy was a standout: he scored a run while going 3-for-4. Dylan Bankoski was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Dunkirk has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Albion, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.
Dunkirk will head out on the road to take on Iroquois at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Iroquois is on a six-game streak of home wins, Dunkirk a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Albion does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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