Baseball Game Preview: Dutch Fork Silver Foxes vs. Irmo Yellow Jackets

By Team Reports Apr 25, 2025, 11:12pm

Baseball Preview: Dutch Fork Silver Foxes vs. Irmo Yellow Jackets

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Dutch Fork has gone a perfect 10-0 against Irmo recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Silver Foxes will challenge the Yellow Jackets at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dutch Fork has eight straight wins, Irmo has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Friday, Dutch Fork got the win against Dreher by a conclusive 14-2. Considering the Silver Foxes have won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

L Cesario

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/25/25 vs Dreher4
03/28/25 vs Spring Valley3
03/15/25 vs Greer3
03/14/25 @ Dreher3
04/18/25 vs Brookland-Cayce2

Dutch Fork got a massive performance out of L Cesario, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Those four RBI gave Cesario a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of C Morden, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

Dutch Fork hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Irmo came up short against Dutch Fork on Tuesday, falling 12-2.

Irmo saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Rivers, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

Dutch Fork pushed their record up to 18-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Irmo, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.

Irmo's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Dutch Fork hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .314. It's a different story for Irmo, though, as they've only averaged .255. Will they be able to contain Dutch Fork's hitters?

Dutch Fork took their victory against Irmo when the teams last played on Tuesday by a conclusive 12-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Silver Foxes since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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