Ithaca dropped their record down to 13-4 on Monday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Seneca Indians by a score of 4-2. The Bulldogs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Indians earlier this season, when they won 2-0.
As for Seneca, the win was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 18-2. That's two games straight that they have won by exactly two runs.
For Seneca's part, Jack Gallagher spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. Gallagher has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gage Wall, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Dawson Davidson, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Ithaca is set to challenge their familiar foe Weston at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Bulldogs are on a six-game streak of home wins, the Silver Eagles a three-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind. Meanwhile, Seneca will take on rival North Crawford at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Indians 1.6, the Trojans 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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