Matoaca had lost three straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 8-11 to make it four. They lost 9-0 to the Thomas Dale Knights. The shutout was out of character for the Warriors seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.
As for Thomas Dale, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-9. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
For Thomas Dale's part, not much got past Pierce Reed, who gave up just two hits to keep Matoaca off the board. Reed also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Knights are undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-9 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Sammy Dowlen was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jordan Brown, who went 2-for-5 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI.
Coming up, Matoaca will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Hopewell at 6:00 p.m. As for Thomas Dale, they will square off against Hanover at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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