The Iberia Rangers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Dixon Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Iberia nor Dixon posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Dixon is facing Iberia at the wrong time: Iberia suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hornets.
Kinlee Cochran spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, Kya Yoakum was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylyn Piggott, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Iberia didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 8.
Meanwhile, Dixon was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 11-2 to Hartville.
Iberia's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-2. As for Dixon, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Everything went Iberia's way against Dixon in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, as Iberia made off with a 10-2 victory. Will Iberia repeat their success, or does Dixon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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