The River Bluff Gators will challenge the Dutch Fork Silver Foxes at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (River Bluff 2.7, Dutch Fork 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If River Bluff beats Dutch Fork with four runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Gators never let Fairfield Central get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gators.
Meanwhile, Dutch Fork faced Lexington in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Silver Foxes came up short against the Wildcats, falling 14-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Silver Foxes have suffered since March 3rd.
River Bluff's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Dutch Fork, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-4.
River Bluff skirted past Dutch Fork 2-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Will the Gators repeat their success, or do the Silver Foxes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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