After having lost a blowout in their previous game against St. Joseph Academy, Dunnellon was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Belleview Rattlers a 4-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Dunnellon, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
David Norcutt looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dylan Donahoe, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Wyatt West, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Dunnellon is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Belleview, they dropped their record down to 8-9 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Dunnellon will take on Vanguard at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dunnellon's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Vanguard's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Belleview, they will head out on the road to square off against Crystal River at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Belleview is facing Crystal River at the right time seeing as Crystal River is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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