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KILGORE — Bryan Dixon tossed six shutout innings as the East Texas Pump Jacks downed the Brazos Valley Bombers, 3-1, on Wednesday night at Driller Park.

Dixon (3-1) struck out five and allowed just two hits for the win.

Michael LaCourse, a former Tyler Junior College standout, struck out four in two innings of relief and Aaron Wilkerson pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his third save of the season.

Sam Strickland (1-4) suffered the loss, despite allowing one run on five hits in six innings. He struck out five and walked four.

Jared Wondra got the Pump Jacks (17-20) on the board in the fourth inning with an RBI single, scoring Paige Hodges.

East Texas added two more in the seventh inning when Matt Curry and Pat McCrory scored on a throwing error by Brazos Valley (18-20) shortstop Danny Hernandez.

Brazos Valley’s only run of the night came in the eighth inning on a home run by Drew Thomas.

The same two teams face each other for a two-game series in Bryan, beginning at 7:05 p.m. tonight.

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East Texas 3, Brazos Valley 1

At Driller Park, Kilgore

BV 000 000 010 — 1 4 2

ET 000 100 20x — 3 7 1

Sam Strickland, Dave Sever (7) and Kip Masuda; Bryan Dixon, Michael LaCourse (7), Aaron Wilkerson (9) and Logan Moro. W — Dixon (3-1). L — Strickland (1-4). S — Wilkerson (3). 2B — BV: Cliff Vaughn. ET: Josh Riley. HR — BV: Drew Thomas (eighth inning, solo). SB — BV: Jake Sharrock, Brian Nelson. ET — Keenan Duke. SAC — ET: Riley.

RECORDS

— Brazos Valley 18-20; East Texas 17-20.

NEXT UP

— East Texas at Brazos Valley, 7:05 p.m. today.