Dickinson suffered their closest defeat since April 4, 2024 on Monday. They fell just short of the McNair Academic Cougars by a score of 7-5. The loss continues a trend for the Rams in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost three in a row.
Jose Hernandez was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up five earned runs off five hits. Hernandez was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Rayner Garcia was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Ricardo Hernandez, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Dickinson's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for McNair Academic, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
While Dickinson had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
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