Syracuse came into Tuesday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Davis Darts 9-8. That's more bragging rights for Syracuse, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Broc Hopkins was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Carson Miles, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Davis' side, they had to settle for second despite strong performances on the mound from Andrew Filimoehala and Sam Sevy Filimoehala tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits, while Sevy pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Sevy has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Davis saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Marble, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Max Hunter was another key contributor, scoring two runs.
Even though they lost, Davis didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Syracuse only tossed three.
Syracuse's win bumped their record up to 4-5-1. As for Davis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-3.
Syracuse will have a chance to go back-to-back against Davis: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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