Daniel has not done well against Crescent recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Daniel Lions' pitcher stepped up to hand the Crescent Tigers a 1-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Daniel.
Not much got past Ian McCrary, who gave up just five hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Crescent off the board. McCrary has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Daniel's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Ownbey, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Daniel is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Crescent, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Daniel by a score of 9-1.
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