Softball Game Preview: Dixie County Bears vs. Lafayette Hornets

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Previous Games

03/10/25 - Home	2-9 L
03/30/23 - Home	5-0 W
02/24/23 - Away	7-8 L
04/07/22 - Home	3-9 L
03/17/22 - Away	6-3 W
+ 5 more games

Dixie County and Lafayette are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Bears will square off against the Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither Dixie County nor Lafayette posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

Dixie County is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They lost 8-1 to Union County. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since March 11, 2021, but that streak is no more.

Jaicee Brown was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Lafayette fell victim to Santa Fe and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 2-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Hornets in their meetings with the Raiders: they've now lost eight in a row.

Dixie County's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Lafayette, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.

Dixie County suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Lafayette in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.