Baseball Recap: Dodd City Hornets vs. Wolfe City Wolves
Dodd City won the last time they faced Wolfe City, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Dodd City Hornets sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Wolfe City Wolves. The win made it back-to-back victories for Dodd City.
Hunter Haglund made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Haglund was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Layton Vaught was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Like Dodd City, Wolfe City also got a great game from a two-way player: Cason Pessel. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Pessel has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Pessel was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Pessel wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cayden Herron, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Herron has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Trey Jones, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Dodd City's win bumped their record up to 12-3. As for Wolfe City, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Dodd City beat Wolfe City by a score of 5-3 later that day.
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