Dunnellon and Vanguard are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Dunnellon Tigers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Vanguard Knights at 6:30 p.m. Dunnellon will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
On Thursday, Dunnellon beat North Marion 9-5.
Dunnellon's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Pochis, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Tyler Adams, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Vanguard can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Williston with a sharp 8-1 victory. That's two games straight that Vanguard has won by exactly seven runs.
Dunnellon's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Vanguard, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4.
Dunnellon couldn't quite finish off Vanguard when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can Dunnellon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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