The Dawson Eagles will challenge the South Houston Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dawson's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so South Houston's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Dawson is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Pearland just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Oilers by a score of 1-0. Surprisingly, this marked the fifth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Garritt Romero spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February.
At the plate, Dawson saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Dyment, who went 1-for-4 with one double.
Meanwhile, South Houston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 11-4 to Manvel.
South Houston's defeat dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Dawson, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 9-7.
Dawson skirted past South Houston 5-3 in their previous matchup back in April of 2016. Will Dawson repeat their success, or does South Houston has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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