Dawson County and White County are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2021, but likely not for long. The Dawson County Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the White County Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Dawson County is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Dawson County is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest win since August 29th on Tuesday. They blew past Chestatee 13-5.
Carley Etta Grizzle spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ace Cochran, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. That's the most hits she has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Destiny McBrayer, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dawson County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 8.8.
Meanwhile, White County narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Lumpkin County 5-4.
Dawson County's win bumped their record up to 13-10. As for White County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Dawson County was able to grind out a solid victory over White County when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dawson County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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