The Jo Byrns Red Devils will be taking part in a tournament against the Dresden Lions at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Jo Byrns was handed a 11-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past South Pittsburg 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Red Devils have posted since May 21, 2024.
Meanwhile, Dresden entered their tilt with Middle College on Friday with nine consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with ten. They never let the Bulldogs get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by exactly two runs.
Dresden's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-14. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Jo Byrns, their win bumped their record up to 11-12.
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