East Ascension fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Dutchtown on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Griffins by a score of 2-1. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Griffins recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Darrin Magee spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits.
On the hitting side, East Ascension saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brennan Cryer, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
East Ascension's loss dropped their record down to 14-18-1. As for Dutchtown, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 24-12.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. East Ascension is set to challenge their familiar foe Walker at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Dutchtown will square off against rival Live Oak at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (the Griffins have won three straight at home, while the Eagles won five straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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