Softball Preview: North Hall Trojans vs. Dawson County Tigers
North Hall is 8-2 against Dawson County since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The North Hall Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dawson County Tigers at 6:30 p.m. North Hall is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Dawson County's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: North Hall didn't have allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. North Hall's pitchers stepped up to hand Lumpkin County a 7-0 shutout on Thursday. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Dawson County came up short against Greater Atlanta Christian on Thursday and fell 16-13. Even though they lost, the Tigers' still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.3 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Dawson County got a big performance out of Lilly Hamilton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Greenwood, who went 4-for-5 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Dawson County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in September of 2023.
North Hall is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Dawson County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-10.
Everything went North Hall's way against Dawson County in their previous meeting back in August as North Hall made off with a 19-8 victory. Will North Hall repeat their success, or does Dawson County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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