A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Tigers challenge the Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Dadeville's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 14-0 margin over Kate Duncan Smith DAR. That 14 run margin sets a new team best for the Tigers this season.
Not much got past Jacob Patterson, who gave up just a hit and racked up eight Ks to keep Kate Duncan Smith DAR off the board. Patterson also tossed a walk, which is notable because Dadeville is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 1-2 otherwise.
Jay Burns
| 02/28/25 @ Kate Duncan Smith DAR | 5 |
| 02/18/25 @ Wadley | 3 |
| 03/28/24 vs Beulah | 2 |
| 02/22/25 vs Beauregard | 1 |
| 02/21/25 vs Central of Coosa County | 1 |
On the hitting side, Jay Burns was incredible, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles, and one run. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Levi Childers was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Dadeville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .558. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Guntersville). They blew past Ashville 19-5 on Friday. The victory was nothing new for the Wildcats as they're now sitting on five straight.
Guntersville's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Dadeville, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
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