Fort Zumwalt East dropped their record down to 24-13 on Monday, which also ended the team's six-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the St. Dominic Crusaders by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for the Lions seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.
Carter Hollingsworth was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed over his last four matchups.
As for St. Dominic, they have been performing well recently as they've won 17 of their last 22 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-9-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games.
On St. Dominic's side, not much got past Alex Alsop, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Fort Zumwalt East off the board. Alsop has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, St. Dominic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brennan Swindler, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
As of now, neither Fort Zumwalt East nor the Crusaders have any future games scheduled.
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