McGehee is 1-6 against DeWitt since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The McGehee Owls will welcome the DeWitt Dragons at 5:00 p.m. The match will give McGehee their first taste of in-conferenceaction this season.
McGehee lost 10-4 to Smackover on Friday. The game marked the Owls' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, DeWitt put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Star City get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory. The game was the first time the Dragons have beaten the Bulldogs on their field since April 28, 2017.
NECI HILL made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. HILL was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other batting news, KHLOE LLOYD was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. HARLEY GRAMMER was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
DeWitt was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
DeWitt pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for McGehee, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
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