Baseball Recap: Dodd City Hornets vs. Honey Grove Warriors
After a string of ten wins, Dodd City's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 8-4 to the Honey Grove Warriors. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Dodd City in their matchups with Honey Grove: they've now lost four in a row.
Dodd City saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Layton Vaught, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Honey Grove's side, Brody Mahan was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Mahan has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Mahan was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base.
Dodd City's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-3. As for Honey Grove, they pushed their record up to 10-4-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Dodd City beat Honey Grove by a score of 8-4.
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