Baseball Recap: Dixon Victorious

Dixon proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 11) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Richlands Wildcats 5-4. The victory continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won seven in a row.

Trent Leal made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Dixon is 5-2 when Leal allows one or fewer hits, but 3-5 otherwise. Leal was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run.

In other pitching news, Sharp Koda looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has become a key player for Dixon: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 5-6 otherwise.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Drew Barren, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Dixon's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 5-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Cofer Peyton, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.

Bulldogs

Batting Average

04/10/26 vs Richlands	37.5%
04/07/26 @ Northside - Jacksonville	20%
04/03/26 vs Lakeview	34.6%
04/02/26 @ Stone Bridge	21.7%
04/01/26 vs Woodson	30.8%
+ 13 more games

Dixon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2025.

Dixon now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Richlands, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.

Looking ahead, Dixon will host West Carteret at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bulldogs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Patriots have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Richlands, they will face off against Havelock at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.