It was a good run, but Webutuck unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Dover Dragons by a score of 8-6. Webutuck was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Dover apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
Jeffrey Ellis and Brennan Laundry were huge no matter where they played even without the win. Throwing, Ellis pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Laundry struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Ellis scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Laundry scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Joe Ferrari was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Webutuck's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-9. As for Dover, their win bumped their record up to 3-10.
Webutuck will head out on the road to square off against Housatonic-Wamogo at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Dover does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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