The Dalton Tigers will face off against the Horace Mann Lions at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Dalton's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Trinity with a sharp 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Dalton, who have now won four contests by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Miles Gumbs, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Alex Kim, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Horace Mann hadn't done well against Collegiate recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Lions blew past the Dutchmen 12-3. The high-scoring effort was just what the Lions needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Dalton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Horace Mann, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5.
Dalton took their win against Horace Mann in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 11-3 score. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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