The Dunham Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Live Oak Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Dunham is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Dunham's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past St. Thomas Aquinas 8-0. That's two games straight that the Tigers have won by exactly eight runs.
Cole Richter looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he also gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in February of 2024.
At the plate, Dunham let August Scott and Gabe Greene loose on the outfield. Scott scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Greene got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and two RBI. That's the most runs Scott has posted since back in March of 2024. Jackson Peyton was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Dunham hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Live Oak didn't have quite enough to beat Sulphur on Friday and fell 2-1. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Live Oak also got a good showing from Trevor Hodges, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Live Oak saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Smith, who went 1-for-3 with one double. That double marked the first that Smith's hit this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Live Oak fell to 3-1. As for Dunham, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
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