Dreher extended their losing streak to four on Monday, dropping them down to 3-9. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dutch Fork Silver Foxes. The Blue Devils were not able to make up for their defeat to the Silver Foxes from their previous meeting back in April of 2025.
As for Dutch Fork, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games.
For Dutch Fork's part, David Derrick made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Derrick was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Brantley Loebs looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
Derrick wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Luciano Cesario, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Coming up, Dreher will face off against A.C. Flora at 7:00 p.m. on the 14th. As for Dutch Fork, they will take on Gray Collegiate Academy at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday.
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