Baseball Game Preview: Dobyns-Bennett Indians vs. Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones

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Previous Games

03/10/25 - Away	7-2 W
03/21/24 - Away	12-2 W
04/12/22 - Home	14-2 W
04/11/22 - Away	13-6 W
04/08/21 - Home	11-1 W
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Dobyns-Bennett has gone 9-1 against Elizabethton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Indians will look to defend their home field against the Fighting Cyclones at 5:30 p.m. Dobyns-Bennett's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Elizabethton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Dobyns-Bennett is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Daniel Boone, who was ranked 20th at the time (Dobyns-Bennett was ranked tenth). The Indians fell just short of the Trailblazers by a score of 7-6 on Wednesday. The Indians' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, Elizabethton fell victim to Unicoi County and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Devils. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Dobyns-Bennett's defeat dropped their record down to 12-3. As for Elizabethton, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 15-7.

Dobyns-Bennett beat Elizabethton 7-2 when the teams last played back in March. Do the Indians have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Fighting Cyclones turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.