The Bartlett Panthers will take on the Dyer County Choctaws at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Dyer County took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Bartlett, who comes in off a win.
If Bartlett beats Dyer County with seven runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Bartlett sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over Trinity Christian Academy on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won three in a row.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Dyer County and Collierville, and Collierville kept the tradition alive. Dyer County took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Collierville on Tuesday.
Dyer County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rodney Starnes, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Dyer County's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Bartlett, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Bartlett took their win against Dyer County in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 9-2. Will Bartlett repeat their success, or does Dyer County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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