The Dunham Tigers will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Ascension Catholic Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mandeville typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Dunham proved too difficult a challenge. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Skippers a 12-0 shutout. Dunham's victory was all the more impressive since Mandeville was averaging only 2.58 runs allowed on the season.
Logan Sorrel tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Josh Lim was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. William Nikolaus was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Ascension Catholic entered their tilt with Ascension Christian with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the by a score of 5-2 on Saturday.
Dunham has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-12 record this season. As for Ascension Catholic, they pushed their record up to 11-15-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Dunham might still be hurting after the 16-6 defeat they got from Ascension Catholic when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Dunham avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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