With a playoff game on the line, Rockport-Fulton rose to the challenge on Friday. Everything went their way against the Somerset Bulldogs as they made off with a 9-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Rockport-Fulton, who have now won 11 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Sean Howell was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Howell has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Howell was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Dawson Phillips and Isaiah Elizondo did most of the damage at the plate: Phillips scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Elizondo went 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Keown, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Somerset's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eleazar Hernandez, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Rockport-Fulton and bumps their season record up to 20-11. As for Somerset, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-11.
Rockport-Fulton will have a chance to go back-to-back against Somerset: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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