Baseball Recap: Dixon Continues Home Dominance on Thursday

Dukes And Duchesses

Margin (Wins)

05/14/26 vs Stillman Valley	14
04/30/26 @ Lutheran	13
03/21/26 vs Princeton	13
05/12/26 @ Stillman Valley	12
03/23/26 @ Guilford	11

Dixon won against Stillman Valley on Tuesday with 14 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Dukes And Duchesses never let the Cardinals get on the board and left with a 14-0 victory. Considering the Dukes And Duchesses have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Brady Lawrence was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs. Those two triples gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Jake Zepezauer was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one double. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. Nolan Valk was another key player, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with one run and one RBI.

Dixon pushed their record up to 18-7 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Stillman Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 13 matchups. That's still a better percentage than their 3-19-1 record this season.

Dixon will be playing at home against Rochelle at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Hubs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.76 runs per game on average), something the Dukes And Duchesses will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Stillman Valley, they will challenge Hiawatha at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.