The Dixie Hornets will head out on the road to face off against the Belton-Honea Path Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Dixie has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Belton-Honea Path will arrive with six straight victories.
Dixie fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Abbeville on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 5-4.
Meanwhile, Belton-Honea Path got themselves on the board against Walhalla on Friday, but Walhalla never followed suit. They came out on top against the Razorbacks by a score of 5-0.
The result came thanks to Jud Lowie's shutout, as he gave up just five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Aidan Jenkins, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
Belton-Honea Path's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-9. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Dixie, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 12-1 and their overall record down to 16-5.
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