There's no place like home for Dobyns-Bennett, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Unaka Rangers on Monday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Dobyns-Bennett also won the last time the pair played back in March.
For Unaka's part, they got a good showing from Kimberly Proffitt, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Haley Taylor was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
Dobyns-Bennett's win bumped their record up to 12-5. As for Unaka, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-13.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Dobyns-Bennett will take on Daniel Boone at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Dobyns-Bennett: 2.2, Daniel Boone: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Unaka, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Cloudland at 5:00 p.m. Unaka is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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