Baseball Preview: Upperman Bees vs. DeKalb County Tigers
Upperman is 8-2 against DeKalb County since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Upperman Bees will head out on the road to face off against the DeKalb County Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Upperman will be strutting in after a win while DeKalb County will be coming in after a loss.
Upperman can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Smith County 3-1.
Wyatt Curtis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on six hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Justin Fallon, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, DeKalb County fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Marion County on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that DeKalb County has lost by just one run.
Upperman's win bumped their record up to 9-7. As for DeKalb County, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything went Upperman's way against DeKalb County in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Upperman made off with an 11-1 victory. Does Upperman have another victory up their sleeve, or will DeKalb County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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