It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Dixie County can now relate to. They fell just short of the Bell Bulldogs by a score of 5-3 on Monday. Dixie County has not had much luck with Bell recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Dixie County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke NesSmith, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Bell's side, Levi Jacobs tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 7.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jorge Gonzalez, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Rocco Iovinelli was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Dixie County's loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Bell, they pushed their record up to 11-9 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Dixie County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bell, they will challenge Newberry at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Newberry will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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