Reading Bulldogs

After a huge win against Watertown last Thursday, Reading faced another top team Sunday night in the Lexington Blue Sox. The Bulldogs looked great in all phases of the game coming away with a big 6-4 win. Colby Morris dominated on the mound where he earned the win with six strong innings, giving up 4 runs on 5 hits.

Despite only having one hit through 4 innings, Reading was able to score a run to make the score 1-1 heading into the 5th inning where they looked to take the lead. After a leadoff triple by Darren Hartwell, Mike DeDonato continued to prove he’s one of the top hitters in the Inner-City League with a go-ahead two-run homerun.

The Blue Sox came back to take the lead at 4-3 in the top of the 6th, only for the Bulldogs to answer back in the bottom half of the inning. With runners on first and second with one out, DeDonato came up with an RBI single to score Rosario Missiti and tie the game at 4 apiece. The next batter, Ryan Wolfsberg, hit a clutch go-ahead RBI single to take the lead after Hartwell crossed the plate. Zac Talis was able to add another insurance run when he plated DeDonato on a sacrifice fly making it 6-4.

That lead was enough for Reading as Jack Theriault closed the game out in the top of the 7th giving him the save. The Bulldogs timely hitting with runners on base proved to be the deciding factor in this game.

Reading will play host to the Wakefield Merchants at Endicott on Monday night.

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