The Dunnellon Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the St. Joseph Academy Flashes at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Thursday, Dunnellon earned an 8-4 victory over Belleview.
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Ayden Cox tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He is becoming a predictor of Dunnellon's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 1-7 when he doesn't).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Wyatt West, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and one double. Jacob Fontanez was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, St. Joseph Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. Neither they nor Fletcher could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 5-5 draw.
Dunnellon's record is now 3-8. St. Joseph Academy's draw gives them a new season record of 7-1-1.
Dunnellon suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to St. Joseph Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Dunnellon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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