The Dexter Bearcats will challenge the Kelly Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Dexter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Dexter is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest defeat since May 15, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Notre Dame by a score of 6-4. The Bearcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dexter saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justus Lovelady, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Jackson Howard was another, going 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kelly). They blew past Woodland 11-1 on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won five in a row.
Kelly's victory bumped their record up to 4-9. As for Dexter, their loss dropped their record down to 11-5.
Everything went Dexter's way against Kelly when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Dexter made off with a 13-4 win. Do the Bearcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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