The Swainsboro Tigers will challenge the Dublin Fighting Irish at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Swainsboro's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Dublin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Swainsboro proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 15) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Johnson County 3-2.
Meanwhile, Dublin had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 15-5 win. Considering the Fighting Irish have won nine games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Dublin got a massive performance out of Tyrese Robinson, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. That's the most runs Robinson has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryland Yates, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Robinson wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Dublin kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northeast only managed four hits.
Dublin's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Swainsboro, their win bumped their record up to 11-2.
Everything went Swainsboro's way against Dublin when the teams last played back in February, as Swainsboro made off with an 8-1 victory. Does Swainsboro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dublin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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