The Dawson-Bryant Hornets will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Wellston Golden Rockets at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Dawson-Bryant is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Adena and snuck past 5-4.
Abbie Deeds spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Dawson-Bryant saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izzy Kitts, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Wellston had already won 21 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.9 runs), and they went ahead and made it 22 on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Redstreaks as they made off with a 9-1 win. Considering Wellston has won 17 contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Dawson-Bryant has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Wellston, their victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-1.
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