Alief Taylor fell victim to Dawson and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They suffered a rough 17-0 loss at the hands of the Dawson Eagles. Alief Taylor just can't catch a break and has now endured four defeats in a row.
For Dawson's part, Aaron Rawlinson and Garritt Romero made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Rawlinson tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Romero tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Rawlinson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Rawlinson scored a run while going 1-for-1, while Romero scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Dawson got a massive performance out of Evan Horvith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Walls, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles.
Alief Taylor's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Dawson, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 11-9-3.
Alief Taylor will head out on the road to face off against Alief Hastings at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Alief Hastings' hitters has struggled lately (they haven't scored a run in five consecutive games), something the team is no doubt ready to change. As for Dawson, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Strake Jesuit at 6:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Dawson: 3.5, Strake Jesuit: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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