Dwyer is 0-3 against Melbourne since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Dwyer Panthers are on the road again to play the Melbourne Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Neither Dwyer nor Melbourne posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Dwyer heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Thursday. They fell 7-2 to Seminole Ridge.
Dwyer saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Pratt, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Melbourne put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Viera 2-0. Give Melbourne's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
The result came thanks to Jasmine Francik's shutout, as she gave up just five hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in 19 consecutive pitching appearances.
Dwyer's defeat dropped their record down to 11-15. As for Melbourne, their win bumped their record up to 27-0.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Dwyer hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Melbourne struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Dwyer suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Melbourne in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Francik, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Now that Dwyer knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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