Baseball Preview: West Port Wolf Pack vs. Dunnellon Tigers
West Port is 1-9 against Dunnellon since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The West Port Wolf Pack will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dunnellon Tigers at 6:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, West Port fell victim to a rough 7-1 defeat at the hands of Interlachen. 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 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. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Hurricanes.
Dylan Donahoe and Gavin Hickey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Donahoe pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Hickey pitched 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, Dunnellon let Talan Watson and Wyatt West loose on the outfield. 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. Tyler Adams was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
West Port's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Dunnellon, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5.
West Port couldn't quite finish off Dunnellon in their previous meeting back in March and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dunnellon's Wyatt Pochis, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that West Port knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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