The Dixon Dukes & Duchesses will head out on the road to challenge the Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Things were looking good for Dixon after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Rock Falls by a score of 8-7. Dixon has not had much luck with Rock Falls recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Elly Brown was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Bailey Tegeler, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ashton-Franklin Center was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They lost 9-1 to Amboy.
Ashton-Franklin Center saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kylie Mershon, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Dixon's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-15. As for Ashton-Franklin Center, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.
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