Reading Bulldogs

The Bulldogs and Arlington Trojans met again on Friday on a rainy night in Arlington. The Bulldogs got out to an early lead when Zac Talis drove home Kevin Marciano in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. The Bulldogs kept up the early offense in the second when Mike Taylor singled up the middle to drive home Corey DiLoretto and extend their lead to 2-0.

Jack Theriault started for Reading and blanked the Trojans for the first two innings, only allowing one hit. In the third, Arlington was able to scratch one run of Theriault on an RBI single from Kyle Boudrais. Arlington then got their bats going when they scored two runs on two hits in the fourth inning to give them a 3-2 lead.

The Bulldogs struck right back in the top of the fifth inning when all nine batters came to the plate. The Bulldogs were able to get six men on base during the inning and got key RBI base hits from Mike Taylor and Steve Busby to give them a 5-3 lead. The weather got the best of both teams on Friday as the game was the suspended going into the bottom of the fifth inning. The Bulldogs and Trojans will resume play at a later date with the Bulldogs leading 5-3.