Commerce had lost nine straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 2-6-1 to make it ten. They came up short against the North Dallas Bulldogs, falling 12-1. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
As for North Dallas, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-5-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games.
For North Dallas' part, the team relied heavily on Fredy Veloz, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three runs gave Veloz a new career-high. Emilo Flores was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs.
Commerce has already played their next matchup (against Lake Worth), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for North Dallas, they will challenge Carter at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cowboys have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.31 runs per game on average), something the Bulldogs will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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