Winters hasn't had much luck against Dixon recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Warriors are taking a road trip to challenge the Rams at 4:00 p.m.
Winters came into this matchup off a tough ten-run defeat on Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Clear Lake by a score of 5-3 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Dixon waltzed into their game on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Eagles an 18-0 shutout. Considering the Rams have won four contests by more than 11 runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Dakota Gaball made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and one double while going 3-for-4. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Dixon got a massive performance out of Rachael Cayabyab, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Bristol Hooberry, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs and one triple.
Dixon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .320 or higher in five consecutive matchups.
Dixon's record is now 6-4. As for Winters, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Winters might still be hurting after the 16-0 defeat they got from Dixon when the teams last played back in March of 2025. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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