Douglas County is 9-1 against New Manchester since August of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Douglas County Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the New Manchester Jaguar at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Douglas County will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Monday, then bounced right back against Westlake on Thursday. Everything went Douglas County's way against Westlake as Douglas County made off with a 13-3 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Tigers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Arissa James was a standout: she scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Dominique Reid, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Manchester). They blew past Rome 24-7 on Thursday.
Douglas County's victory bumped their record up to 8-9. As for New Manchester, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-12.
Douglas County came out on top in a nail-biter against New Manchester when the teams last played back in August, sneaking past 7-6. Will Douglas County repeat their success, or does New Manchester have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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