Baseball Game Preview: Collierville Dragons vs. Overton Wolverines

The Collierville Dragons will square off against the Overton Wolverines at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Overton took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Collierville, who comes in off a win.

Collierville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Houston, who was ranked first at the time (Collierville was ranked second). The Dragons put the hurt on the Mustangs with a sharp 12-2 victory on Monday. Considering the Dragons have won 14 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three games, Overton finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They came up short against White Station, falling 12-1. The Wolverines' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Overton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Tallent, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run. Tallent is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged two or more in each of the last five games he's played.

Collierville is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 32-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Overton, their loss dropped their record down to 17-8-1.

Collierville took their victory against Overton when the teams last played back in May of 2015 by a conclusive 9-1 score. Will the Dragons repeat their success, or do the Wolverines have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.