Baseball Game Preview: Dobyns-Bennett Indians vs. Science Hill Hilltoppers

Dobyns-Bennett is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Science Hill is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Indians will welcome the Hilltoppers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Dobyns-Bennett 3.6, Science Hill 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Dobyns-Bennett proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by six) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Unicoi County, sneaking past 7-5. The Indians haven't had any issues with the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Meanwhile, Science Hill's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand John Battle a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Hilltoppers, who have now won 12 contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Dobyns-Bennett's victory bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Science Hill, their win bumped their record up to 20-8.

Dobyns-Bennett couldn't quite finish off Science Hill in their previous matchup back in March and fell 7-5. Will the Indians have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.