The Dixie County Bears will square off against the Williston Mighty Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Dixie County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Bronson a 25-0 shutout. The Bears have beaten the Eagles the last eight times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Eagles has come to flipping the script.
Mason Jones
| 04/14/26 vs Bronson | 6 |
| 03/05/26 @ Bell | 3 |
| 04/04/25 vs P.K. Yonge | 3 |
| 04/06/26 vs Santa Fe | 2 |
| 03/10/26 vs Chiefland | 2 |
Mason Jones was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and four runs. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Boone Wicker, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and three RBI.
Dixie County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .640. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Williston). They blew past Wildwood 20-1 on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Dixie County's record now sits at 13-10. As for Williston, their record is now 15-9.
Williston's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Dixie County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Williston, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1 strikeouts. Will Dixie County keep running through batters, or will the Mighty Red Devils buck the trend? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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