Orleans and Paoli are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Orleans Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Paoli Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Orleans will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Orleans lost 16-5 to Loogootee on Monday.
Troy Dille made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.
Meanwhile, Paoli narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past West Washington 5-3.
Tyler Hannon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kirkland Hughes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Orleans' loss dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Paoli, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Orleans might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Paoli in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hannon, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Now that Orleans knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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