The Dixon Bulldogs will head out to face off against the New Bern Bears at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Dixon will be strutting in after a victory while New Bern will be coming in after a loss.
Dixon took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past White Oak 8-2. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won three in a row.
Grady Barnes
| 03/21/25 @ West Carteret | 6 |
| 02/24/25 vs New Bern | 5 |
| 03/28/25 @ Croatan | 4 |
| 04/04/25 vs White Oak | 1 |
Grady Barnes tossed a big game, striking out 11 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). He has become a key player for Dixon: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-6 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chris Tesgle, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Seth Vincent was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, New Bern unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of D.H. Conley by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Bears couldn't push the score so high this time.
New Bern's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Dixon, their record now sits at 5-7.
Dixon suffered a grim 11-4 defeat to New Bern when the teams last played back in February. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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