Baseball Recap: Pepperell's Run of Four Straight Wins Now Over

If Pepperell was feeling good fresh off their 10-1 takedown of Cedartown last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pepperell Dragons fell just short of the Cedartown Bulldogs by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. The match marked the Dragons' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Cade Middleton

Batters Struck Out

02/27/25 @ Cedartown	12
02/18/25 @ Crawford County	7
02/13/25 vs Rockmart	6
02/10/25 @ Adairsville	6
04/29/24 vs Tallulah Falls	8
+ 8 more games

Cade Middleton was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024.

At the plate, Pepperell saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Godfrey, who went 2-for-3 with one double.

Pepperell moved to 5-3 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 6 runs. As for Cedartown, they moved to 3-4 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.

Pepperell has already played their next game, a 13-0 victory against Woodland on the 28th. As for Cedartown, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 12-2 loss against Villa Rica on the 28th.