Baseball Game Preview: Dixie Hornets vs. Ninety Six Wildcats

The Dixie Hornets will square off against the Ninety Six Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Ninety Six will be up against a hot Dixie team: the squad just extended their winning streak to 15. The Hornets blew past Thornwell 16-1 on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Ninety Six got the win against American Leadership Academy on Friday by a conclusive 12-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.

Dixie's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.1 runs over those games. As for Ninety Six, the win got them back to even at 7-7.

Dixie suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Ninety Six when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Can the Hornets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.