The Dixie Flyers will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Desert Hills Thunder at 7:00 p.m.
After soaring to ten runs the game before, Dixie was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Hurricane. Dixie has not had much luck with Hurricane recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Dixie saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lila Fitzgerald, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Desert Hills entered their tilt with Cedar with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They skirted past the Reds 10-9.
The team relied heavily on Riley Greene, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-3. She is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three straight games. Payten Benson was another key contributor, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and three RBI.
Dixie's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Desert Hills, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
Dixie might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Desert Hills when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Desert Hills' Lulu West, who struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Now that Dixie knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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