If Daleville was feeling good off their 12-0 takedown of Houston County last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Daleville Warhawks fell just short of the Pike County Bulldogs by a score of 4-3 in Friday's first game. Daleville has not had much luck with Pike County recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Daleville saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ruben Garcia, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and an RBI. Garcia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Daleville 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 Pike County only posted a batting average of .118.
Daleville's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Pike County, their victory bumped their record up to 2-15.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Daleville by a score of 9-4 later that day.
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