The Dalton Bulldogs will square off against the Tri-Village Patriots at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Dalton sitting on six straight wins and Tri-Village on 28.
Dalton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Columbia a 10-0 shutout.
Mei Simmons
| 05/30/25 vs Columbia | 5 |
| 05/28/25 vs Hillsdale | 9 |
| 05/21/25 vs Canton Central Catholic | 15 |
| 05/19/25 vs Waynedale | 12 |
| 05/16/25 vs West Holmes | 5 |
| + 8 more games |
Mei Simmons made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and one double. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Sara Geibel and Hannah Wenger did most of the damage at the plate: Geibel went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Wenger went 3-for-4 with four runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. That's the most runs Geibel has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenna Doty, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Dalton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Columbia only posted a batting average of .059.
Meanwhile, Tri-Village sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Minster on Saturday. Those one runs were actually the fewest the Patriots have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Elizabeth Poling looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Tri-Village saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kash Mead, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Tri-Village's win bumped their record up to 28-0. As for Dalton, their victory bumped their record up to 23-10.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Dalton hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Tri-Village struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 1.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
