Arabia Mountain came into Wednesday's match having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lithonia Bulldogs a 3-0 shutout on Wednesday. After a 13-6 finish the last time they played, Arabia Mountain and Lithonia decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
Dewayne Shealey made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Shealey was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Shealey wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ronald Jones III, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Arabia Mountain's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-12. As for Lithonia, their loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-12.
Arabia Mountain will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lithonia: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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