Lumpkin County has won five straight games at home, while Dawson County has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Lumpkin County Indians will welcome the Dawson County Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lumpkin County's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Gilmer with a sharp 8-0 victory. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by eight runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Dawson County posted their closest win since August 29, 2023 on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Gilmer 2-0.
Madison Dudney tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Dawson County's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lilly Hamilton, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Dawson County hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in seven consecutive contests.
Lumpkin County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Dawson County, their victory bumped their record up to 10-8.
Lumpkin County was able to grind out a solid win over Dawson County in their previous matchup back in August, winning 11-6. Will Lumpkin County repeat their success, or does Dawson County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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