The Dawson School Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rangely Panthers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dawson School has four straight wins, Rangely has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, Dawson School had just enough and edged SkyView Academy out 6-5. That's two games straight that Dawson School has won by just one run.
Declan Noonan looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Milo Richtel was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Shelton Johnson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Rangely's offense. They lost 21-0 to Coal Ridge on Tuesday. The shutout was out of character for Rangely seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Rangely saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braxton Shaffer, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
Dawson School pushed their record up to 16-4 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Rangely, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Dawson School has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Rangely struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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