Dalton is 2-8 against Horace Mann since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Dalton Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Horace Mann Lions at 4:15 p.m. Dalton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
Dalton will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Fieldston, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Dalton's pitchers stepped up to hand Fieldston a 4-0 shutout on Monday. Winning may never get old, but Dalton sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Sam Klein was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Miles Gumbs, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Horace Mann had to settle for a 10-8 loss against Riverdale Country on Monday. Horace Mann has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dalton has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Horace Mann, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Everything went Dalton's way against Horace Mann in their previous meeting back in April as Dalton made off with an 11-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dalton since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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