Baseball Recap: Dover's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday
By Team Reports
Apr 18, 2025, 12:29pm
Baseball Recap: Dover Longhorns vs. Battiest Panthers
| 04/18/25 @ Battiest | 6-7 |
| 04/15/25 vs Ninnekah | 4-0 |
| 04/15/25 @ Union City | 8-1 |
| 04/14/25 @ Covington-Douglas | 8-1 |
| 04/11/25 @ Lookeba-Sickles | 10-5 |
After a string of eight wins, Dover's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of the Battiest Panthers by a score of 7-6.
Bryce Cockayne spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and five unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Dover saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brennan Fletcher, who went 1-for-2 with two runs. Carter Kitchens was another, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run.
Dover's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Battiest, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 16-10.
Coming up, Dover will square off against New Lima at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Battiest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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