The Dimmitt Bobcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Idalou Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dimmitt is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Dimmitt is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Shallowater on Monday. They lost 14-0 to the Mustangs. The game marked the first time this year in which the Bobcats were not able to get on the board.
Idalou let Slaton stack four runs on them in the seventh inning on Monday but luckily Idalou prevailed anyway. The Wildcats sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over the Tigers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Idalou's victory bumped their record up to 10-11-1. As for Dimmitt, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6.
Dimmitt came out on top in a nail-biter against Idalou when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 10-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bobcats since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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