Dothan has won four straight games at home, while Cottonwood has won four straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Wolves will welcome the Bears at 5:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Dothan gave up the first runs last Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They skirted past Providence Christian 11-9. The Wolves haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Aaron Walker looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
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On the hitting side, Kane Shellhouse was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Emmanuel Lewis was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, while Cottonwood put up plenty of runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Houston County. The Bears were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over the Lions. Considering the Bears have won 11 matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cottonwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Dothan, their win bumped their record up to 17-8.
Dothan skirted past Cottonwood 3-2 when the teams last played back in March of 2019. Do the Wolves have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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