Baseball Game Preview: Weaver Bearcats vs. Dora Bulldogs

The Weaver Bearcats will square off against the Dora Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Dora's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Saturday: Weaver hadn't allowed a single run the last four times they've hit the field. Weaver's pitcher stepped up to hand Ragland a 17-0 shutout on Tuesday.

Ethan Hamilton tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched.

Connor Hyatt

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/18/25 @ Ragland	3
03/07/25 @ Faith Christian	2
02/25/25 vs Faith Christian	2
02/28/25 @ Donoho	1

On the hitting side, Tracen Jones and Connor Hyatt did most of the damage at the plate: Jones scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Hyatt scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Hyatt a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Landon Free, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Dora had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They were the clear victors by an 18-8 margin over the Tigers.

Tucker Martin was a standout: he scored three runs while going 4-for-4. Dora is undefeated when Martin posts two or more runs, but 7-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Stephenson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.

Dora kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 22 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 15 hits in three consecutive games.

Weaver pushed their record up to 7-11 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Dora, they now have a winning record of 10-9.

Saturday's match might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Weaver has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .491. However, it's not like Dora struggles in that department as they've averaged .480. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.