On Friday, the Zephyrhills Bulldogs earned an 8-3 victory over the IMG Academy Blue Ascenders. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Traiton Costello made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Costello was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Costello wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sean Dobbins, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Dobbins a new career-high in RBI (two). Randy Mata was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Zephyrhills' win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for IMG Academy Blue, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Zephyrhills will face off against Lake Gibson at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for IMG Academy Blue, they will challenge LaBelle at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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