The Villages Charter is 7-1 against Dunnellon since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Villages Charter Buffalo will look to defend their home field against the Dunnellon Tigers at 6:30 p.m. The Villages Charter will be strutting in after a win while Dunnellon will be coming in after a loss.
The Villages Charter will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-point they dealt Belleview on Tuesday. Everything went The Villages Charter's way against Belleview as The Villages Charter made off with an 11-1 victory.
Emily Thompson was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Thompson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Sydney Rich was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Gracin Pulley was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Dunnellon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Crystal River. Considering the last time Dunnellon couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
The Villages Charter's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-11. As for Dunnellon, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14.
The Villages Charter took their victory against Dunnellon in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 16-0. Does The Villages Charter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dunnellon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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