The Dawson-Boyd Blackjacks will be playing at home against the Martin County West Mavericks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Dawson-Boyd will be strutting in after a victory while Martin County West will be coming in after a loss.
Dawson-Boyd's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Thursday, when they got past Lac qui Parle Valley's usually-dominant pitching crew. Everything went Dawson-Boyd's way against Lac qui Parle Valley as Dawson-Boyd made off with an 11-5 win. Dawson-Boyd might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three games by six runs or more this season.
Blake Thompson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Thompson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nathan Hansen, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two doubles, and a run. Another player making a difference was Kameron Sather, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Martin County West is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 15-4 to Cleveland last Tuesday.
Dawson-Boyd is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Martin County West, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
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