The Dawson County Tigers will face off against the Cambridge Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
If Dawson County beats Cambridge with two runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Dawson County won by a run and slipped past Lumpkin County 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Madison Dudney spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits.
On the hitting side, Dawson County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Walden, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cambridge never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over Westminster. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bears have posted since August 7th.
Not much got past Eve Roszkowski, who gave up just five hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep Westminster off the board. With that strong performance, Roszkowski is now averaging an impressive 5.4 strikeouts per game.
Cambridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Dawson County's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-8. As for Cambridge, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3.
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