Morrow extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 11 on Monday, dropping them down to 0-10. They lost 11-1 to the Dutchtown Bulldogs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-1 on Friday.
As for Dutchtown, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-7. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by ten runs or more this season.
For Dutchtown's part, Dylan Bell tossed a big game, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Those 11 strikeouts gave Bell a new career-high.
At the plate, Dutchtown let Kendric Gaines and Ethan Wilson run wild. Gaines went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base, while Wilson went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Dutchtown is undefeated when Gaines posts two or more runs, but 3-7 otherwise. Xavier Jackson was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three runs and one stolen base.
Coming up, Morrow will head out to take on Banneker at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Trojans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.29 runs per game on average), something the Mustangs will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Dutchtown, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Northgate at 6:00 p.m.
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