Baseball Preview: Dalton Tigers vs. Horace Mann Lions
Dalton has been on the road for four straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Horace Mann Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Dalton had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Fieldston. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Dalton in their matchups with Fieldston: they've now lost five in a row.
Dalton got a big performance out of Miles Gumbs, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jose Tolosa, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Horace Mann had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Packer Collegiate Institute last Saturday. That's two games in a row now that Horace Mann has lost by just one run.
Dalton's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Horace Mann, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Dalton came up short against Horace Mann when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 11-8. Can Dalton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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