Dunnellon is a perfect 10-0 against Weeki Wachee since March of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Dunnellon will be strutting in after a win while Weeki Wachee will be coming in after a loss.
Dunnellon had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 13-run drubbing they dealt Seven Rivers Christian on Wednesday. The Tigers blew past the Warriors 14-1. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Kayla Bordelon was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Aden Permar
| 04/23/25 vs Seven Rivers Christian | 4 |
| 03/07/24 @ Belleview | 3 |
| 03/14/25 vs Eastside | 2 |
| 03/07/25 @ Seven Rivers Christian | 2 |
| 04/14/25 vs West Port | 1 |
In other batting news, Aden Permar was a standout: she went a perfect 1-for-1 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Samantha Bernstein, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and three RBI.
Dunnellon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Seven Rivers Christian only posted a batting average of .182.
Meanwhile, Weeki Wachee was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 12-2 to Nature Coast Tech. That's two games in a row now that the Hornets have lost by exactly ten runs.
Weeki Wachee saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austyn Childs, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Dunnellon's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-13. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Weeki Wachee, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
Dunnellon beat Weeki Wachee 7-2 in their previous meeting back in March. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hornets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
