Dandan Middle School’s Peter Camacho pitches against Tanapag Middle School during a boys middle school division game of the SBL-PSS Interscholastic Softball League SY23-24 at the Dandan baseball field on Saturday.
Dandan Middle School left center fielder Matthew Serphim secures the grounder during a boys middle school division game of the SBL-PSS Interscholastic Softball League SY23-24 held at the Dandan baseball field on Saturday.
DANDAN and Hopwood middle schools remain the top teams in the boys middle school division of the SBL-PSS Interscholastic Softball League SY23-24 as they each notched their fifth win at the Dandan baseball field on Saturday.
DMS had a late-game scare but managed to stand their ground to defeat Tanapag Middle School, 13-8.
DMS showcased their skills right from the start. The bases were quickly filled as the first three at bat each connected singles. Keyven Cruz followed up with a fourth consecutive single, this time bringing in a runner for an RBI.
The runs continued to come as TMS failed to find the strike zone, walking the next seven batters before they could stop the bleeding while only scoring one run in the opening inning.
DMS added two more runs in the bottom of the second while TMS were left silent for the next three innings and were at risk of losing early by virtue of the 10-run mercy rule.
But in the the top of the fifth, TMS suddenly found their second wind, scoring five runs. Led by Avenbert Kaipat’s RBI double, they kept the ball game going even though they were still down, 6-13.
TMS managed to shut down DMS’ on the offensive end for the rest of the game, but they could squeeze in two runs only in the sixth and seventh innings, and had to settle for defeat, 8-13.
Hopwood vs MCS
Hopwood Middle School clinched their fifth win by defeating Mount Carmel School, 15-5.
Both teams found their swing early, but HMS’ defensive efforts outshined that of MCS as Hopwood took the lead, 9-3, after two complete innings.
HMS scored four more runs in the next two innings but MCS retaliated with two runs of their own in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead, 5-13.
HMS continued to apply the pressure and eventually added two more runs in the top of the sixth to end the game via the mercy rule, 15-5.
