One-run games have been rare this season for Key West, but on Monday the Ramblers got a ninth-inning tally to break a 5-5 tie at Dyersville and improve to 4-1 in games decided by a single run. With the 6-5 win, Key West (25-8) continued its dominant run in EIHL action, moving to 10-1 in league play.
Jordan Hohensee got the win on the mound to bump his record to 8-2. Aaron Becker took the loss for Dyersville.
At the plate, Dan Spain (2-for-5) and Luis Reyes (2-for-4) both collected two hits apiece for Key West. Spain cracked a pair of doubles. Anthony Ruden cleared the bases with a three-run double in the fourth. Spain ended up scoring the winning run in the ninth on a wild pitch after leading off with one of his two doubles.
Key West moved ahead 5-3 with two runs in the top of the eighth before Dyersville answered with two of its own in the bottom half. Ahead 6-5 in the bottom of the ninth, the Ramblers turned a double play to end the game.
Key West is off until Sunday when it will host a doubleheader, beginning with Holy Cross at 12 p.m. and ending with Epworth at 2 p.m.
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