Baseball Recap: Chiefland Drops Highest Score of Season Against Bell

Indians

Team Score (Highest)

03/25/25 @ Bell	14
03/04/25 vs P.K. Yonge	8
03/06/25 vs Taylor County	7
02/28/25 vs Oak Hall	7
02/21/25 vs Madison County	7

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chiefland). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bell Bulldogs a 14-0 shutout on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won eight in a row.

Taylor Brown and Garrett Byrd made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Brown didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Byrd tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024. At the plate, Brown went 2-for-3 with one triple and one run, while Byrd went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two RBI. That triple marked the first that Brown hit this season.

In other batting news, Trey Meeks was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jolan Doty, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.

Chiefland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Chiefland now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Bell, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Chiefland will square off against rival Williston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Bell is set to challenge their familiar foe Dixie County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.