Dyer County won the last time they faced Crockett County, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Dyer County Choctaws came out on top against the Crockett County Cavaliers by a score of 9-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Dyer County.
Dyer County got a great performance from Landon Willis as he struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up five earned runs off five hits. Easton Ozment picked up the save, pitching 0.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Talon Messer and John Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Messer went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Smith scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kole Fenton, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
The victory got Dyer County back to even at 7-7. As for Crockett County, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Dyer County will face off against Munford at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Dyer County will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Crockett County, they will head out on the road to take on Gibson County at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Gibson County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Crockett County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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