Baseball Recap: Pennington Comes Up Short

Tigers

Previous 5 Games

03/21/25 vs Dora	8-18
03/18/25 @ Holly Pond	5-2
03/18/25 @ Holly Pond	11-9
03/17/25 vs Holly Pond	8-4
03/14/25 @ Southeastern	12-17

It was a good run, but Pennington unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Dora Bulldogs, falling 18-8. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-2 two weeks ago.

Noah McClendon was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Aidan McAlpin, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Pennington's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Dora, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season.

Pennington will welcome Gaylesville at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. Gaylesville will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Pennington surely won't give up without a fight. As for Dora, they will head out on the road to take on Weaver at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Weaver will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Dora surely won't give up without a fight.