Baseball Recap: Dawson-Boyd Beats Renville County West for Their Seventh Straight Win

Dawson-Boyd entered their tilt with Renville County West on Tuesday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They put the hurt on the Jaguars with a sharp 15-0 victory. That looming 15-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Blackjacks yet this season.

Grayson Olson was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. Olson was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Beau Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with six stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those six stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Olson, who went 1-for-2 with five stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Dawson-Boyd always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Renville County West only posted an OBP of .211.

Dawson-Boyd pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Renville County West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-13-1.

Dawson-Boyd didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 6-0 win against Yellow Medicine East on the 8th. As for Renville County West, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 13-2 defeat against Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg on the 8th.