After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Mandeville, Dunham was happy to have turned things around on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Ascension Catholic Bulldogs a 10-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their two-run performance the game before.
Dunham is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-18 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.2 runs over those games. As for Ascension Catholic, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 23-11.
Dunham and Ascension Catholic are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Tigers will take on Notre Dame on Tuesday. The Pioneers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Dunham's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Ascension Catholic, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Riverside Academy on the 29th. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bulldogs 4.1, the Rebels 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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