After flying high against Milton Academy last Monday, Dexter Southfield came back down to earth. Dexter Southfield fell just short of the Roxbury Latin Foxes by a score of 5-4 on Friday. The loss was Dexter Southfield's first of the season.
Dexter Southfield got a good showing from Tom Mahoney, who struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Gabe Malaret and Matthew Conte stepped up to the plate in a big way. Malaret scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Conte scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Cantwell, who went 2-for-5 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Even though they lost, Dexter Southfield didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Dexter Southfield fell to 2-1-1. As for Roxbury Latin, the victory (which was their ninth in a row dating back to last season) raised their record to 2-0.
Coincidentally, both teams will both be playing Rivers the next time they take the field. Roxbury Latin will host Rivers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, while Dexter Southfield will host them at 4:45 p.m. on Monday.
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