The Dutch Fork Silver Foxes will head out to take on the River Bluff Gators at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Dutch Fork's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so River Bluff's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Dutch Fork's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Lexington hitters got past them. The Silver Foxes came up short against the Wildcats on Friday, falling 14-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Silver Foxes have suffered since March 3rd.
Meanwhile, River Bluff won against Chapin on Thursday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. The Gators never let Fairfield Central get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gators.
River Bluff's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Dutch Fork, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
Dutch Fork couldn't quite finish off River Bluff when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 2-0. Can the Silver Foxes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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