The Belpre Golden Eagles will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Dawson-Bryant Hornets at 5:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Belpre has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Dawson-Bryant will arrive with nine straight wins.
Belpre will head into Wednesday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Waterford on Wednesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-run loss they were dealt on Monday. Belpre fell just short of Waterford by a score of 8-6.
Meanwhile, Dawson-Bryant won against Ironton on Wednesday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Dawson-Bryant won by a run and slipped past Fairland 3-2.
Abbie Deeds spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Dawson-Bryant's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Shay Collins, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Belpre's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Dawson-Bryant, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
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