Dunnellon is 1-8 against The Villages Charter since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Dunnellon Tigers will square off against The Villages Charter Buffalo at 7:00 p.m.
Dunnellon lost 10-1 to Umatilla on Friday.
Dunnellon saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kasiyah Jones, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, The Villages Charter entered their tilt with Lake Weir on Monday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Hurricanes as they made off with an 8-1 win.
Emily Thompson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single hit, allowed only an earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alexis Swetnam, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Payton Foley, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
The Villages Charter always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .524. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The Villages Charter pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Dunnellon, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Dunnellon couldn't quite finish off The Villages Charter in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can Dunnellon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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