Vanguard and Dunnellon are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Vanguard Knights will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Dunnellon Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Vanguard gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past Williston 8-1. That's two games straight that Vanguard has won by exactly seven runs.
Meanwhile, Dunnellon beat North Marion 9-5 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Dunnellon.
Dunnellon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Pochis, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jayvyn Fraziars, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Vanguard's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Dunnellon, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Vanguard came out on top in a nail-biter against Dunnellon when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. Will Vanguard repeat their success, or does Dunnellon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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