The North Hall Trojans will challenge the Dawson County Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. North Hall's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Dawson County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
North Hall is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Lumpkin County just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 5-1 to the Indians. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Lumpkin County typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Dawson County proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 win over the Indians.
The team relied heavily on Addi Prewitt, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kaelyn Utech, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Dawson County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. They are a perfect 13-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Dawson County has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for North Hall, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-6.
Everything went North Hall's way against Dawson County in their previous meeting back in September, as North Hall made off with a 16-4 win. Do the Trojans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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