
Warriors
03/10/25 @ Daleville | 20-1 |
03/07/25 vs Headland | 5-0 |
03/07/25 @ New Brockton | 8-1 |
03/06/25 vs Houston County | 13-0 |
03/04/25 @ Ashford | 3-1 |
02/27/25 vs Pike County | 12-6 |
Dale County had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. Everything went their way against the Daleville Warhawks as they made off with a 20-1 victory. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by six runs or more this season.
Madyson McLain was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two doubles. Those doubles marked the first that she hit this season.
In other batting news, Shayleigh Whitman was a standout: she went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Bre Wilkerson, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Dale County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.8 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.8.
Dale County's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Daleville, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Coming up, Dale County will face off against Long at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Long's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three games. As for Daleville, they will take on Houston County at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Daleville has given up an average of 19.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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