Snyder had lost seven straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 1-9 to make it eight. They came up short against the Dickinson Rams, falling 14-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rams this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-6 on Monday.
As for Dickinson, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-12. 14 seems to be a good number for they as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Dickinson's part, Ricardo Hernandez made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Hernandez was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Ziggy Puchowski and Rayner Garcia did most of the damage at the plate: Puchowski got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple, while Garcia got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and three runs. Puchowski has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Christopher Aroco, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Snyder will face off against Kearny at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Dickinson, they will square off against Linden at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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