Dixie County is 1-9 against Lafayette since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Dixie County Bears will be playing at home against the Lafayette Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Dixie County's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Lafayette's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Dixie County might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-2 to Bell, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Dixie County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kade McCaskill was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke NesSmith, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lafayette entered their tilt with Madison County with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over the Cowboys on Tuesday.
The team relied heavily on Trevor Byrd, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jt Cook, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Dixie County's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Lafayette, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
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