With a playoff game on the line, Bell rose to the challenge on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Dixie County Bears 5-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Bell also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Bell got a great performance from Levi Jacobs as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 7.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Jorge Gonzalez was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Rocco Iovinelli was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Dixie County's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke NesSmith, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Bell pushed their record up to 11-9 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Dixie County, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Bell will challenge Newberry at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Newberry's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Bell's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Dixie County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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