Dawson waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Alvin Yellowjackets onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. This was payback for Dawson, who suffered a 5-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Not much got past Travis Minard, who gave up just one hit and racked up eight Ks to keep Alvin off the board. Minard has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Dawson saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe McFarland, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Alvin's side, Cooper Williams was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched.
Dawson is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-10-3 record this season. As for Alvin, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-17-1.
Dawson will have a chance to go back-to-back against Alvin: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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