The Blackwell Maroons will be taking part in a tournament against the Dewey Bulldoggers at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Blackwell has given up an average of 10.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Blackwell is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Tonkawa by a score of 11-9 on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Maroons in their meetings with the Buccaneers: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Dewey got the win against Gore on Thursday by a conclusive 10-4. The result was nothing new for the Bulldoggers, who have now won five contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Lathe Griggs looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jackson Fox, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nathan Sloan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Dewey is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. Blackwell's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Blackwell suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Dewey in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Can Blackwell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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