Dade County has won six straight games at home, while Fannin County has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Dade County Wolverines will take on the Fannin County Rebels at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Dade County's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Gordon Central as Dade County made off with an 18-0 victory.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fannin County). They blew past Coosa 19-5 on Tuesday.
Aidyn Patterson made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Patterson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Myla Rogers was a standout: she scored four runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Callie Ensley, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fannin County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least 11 hits in five consecutive matchups.
Dade County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Fannin County, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
Dade County skirted past Fannin County 3-1 when the teams last played back in August. Will Dade County repeat their success, or does Fannin County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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