Dunedin won the last time they faced Wesley Chapel, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Dunedin Falcons narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Wesley Chapel Wildcats 3-2.
Dunedin got a great performance from Colton Beard as he tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Dunedin saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Oester, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlos Alfredo, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
On Wesley Chapel's side, they got a good showing from Chase Flemming, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Flemming has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, JoJo Guevara was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Dunedin's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-3. As for Wesley Chapel, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Dunedin will take on East Lake at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (East Lake: 0.5, Dunedin: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Wesley Chapel, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Clearwater at 7:00 p.m. Wesley Chapel's pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so Clearwater's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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