On Saturday, Dexter faced South Lyon in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Dexter Dreadnaughts took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the South Lyon Lions. Dexter has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For South Lyon's part, Connor Hayden looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hayden has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, South Lyon's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Verona-Kerley, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Dexter's loss dropped their record down to 14-5. As for South Lyon, they have been performing well recently as they've won 17 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season.
While Dexter had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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