Notre Dame was the 10-1 winner over Dexter when they last played one another on April 3rd, but their luck changed this time around. The Notre Dame Bulldogs fell just short of the Dexter Bearcats by a score of 9-8 on Friday. Notre Dame has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Dexter's part, James Howard and Nolan Alford did most of the damage at the plate: Howard went 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and two doubles, while Alford scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Howard is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Ryan Young was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Notre Dame's defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Dexter, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-8.
Notre Dame will head out on the road to square off against Scott City at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Dexter, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Poplar Bluff at 12:30 p.m. Dexter will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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