After flying high against Tipton-Rosemark Academy last Monday, Dyer County came back down to earth. The Dyer County Choctaws took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Collierville Dragons on Tuesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Dyer County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rodney Starnes, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Dyer County's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Collierville, their victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Coming up, Dyer County will challenge Bartlett at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bartlett's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Dyer County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Collierville, they will take on Trinity Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Collierville is facing Trinity Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Trinity Christian Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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