The Dougherty Trojans will square off against the Westover Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Dougherty is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
Dougherty barely beat Sherwood Christian Academy the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Dougherty put the hurt on Sherwood Christian Academy with a sharp 13-2 win on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won four in a row.
Rodney Pruitt was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-2. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Kitchens, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Dougherty always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sherwood Christian Academy only posted an OBP of .348.
Meanwhile, Westover was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They lost 17-2 to Cairo.
Westover's defeat dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Dougherty, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Everything went Dougherty's way against Westover when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Dougherty made off with a 14-5 victory. Does Dougherty have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westover turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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