Baseball Game Preview: Dixie Hornets vs. McBee Panthers

The Dixie Hornets will head out to take on the McBee Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.

Dixie is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Ware Shoals a 2-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Dixie has posted against Ware Shoals since April 8, 2025.

Meanwhile, McBee won against Lamar on Friday with 12 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Panthers put the hurt on the Silver Fox with a sharp 12-2 win. Considering the Panthers have won 12 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

McBee's victory bumped their record up to 17-10-1. As for Dixie, their win bumped their record up to 18-8.

Dixie couldn't quite finish off McBee in their previous matchup back in May of 2019 and fell 2-0. Can the Hornets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.