Baseball Recap: Dixie County Comes Up Short

Bears

Team Score (Highest)

02/20/25 @ Taylor County	6
02/14/25 vs Williston	3
02/04/25 @ Aucilla Christian	3
02/13/25 vs Union County	2
02/07/25 vs Chiefland	2

Dixie County fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Taylor County on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Taylor County Bulldogs by a score of 7-6. One positive for the Bears, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.

Connor Corbin put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Corbin was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one RBI. He also hit a hit, marking his first of the season.

Corbin wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Cobb, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Cobb also put up a hit, which washis first of the season.

Dixie County dropped their record down to 0-6 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Taylor County, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.

Coming up, Dixie County will face off against Bronson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dixie County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Taylor County, they will square off against Wakulla at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Taylor County's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Wakulla's hitters will have their work cut out for them.