Baseball Preview: Dunnellon Tigers vs. West Port Wolf Pack
Dunnellon is 9-1 against West Port since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Dunnellon Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the West Port Wolf Pack at 6:30 p.m. Dunnellon will be strutting in after a win while West Port will be coming in after a loss.
Dunnellon never got on the board in their matchup on Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Lake Weir on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Hurricanes as they made off with an 11-1 victory.
Dylan Donahoe and Gavin Hickey were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Donahoe pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Hickey tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. At bat, Donahoe scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Hickey went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Talan Watson and Wyatt West did most of the damage at the plate: Watson scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while West scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tyler Adams, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Port suffered a tough 7-1 defeat at the hands of Interlachen on Tuesday. West Port has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
West Port saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Aiton, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Dunnellon's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for West Port, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Dunnellon skirted past West Port 5-3 in their previous matchup back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dunnellon since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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