Dinwiddie is 10-0 against Petersburg since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Dinwiddie Generals will look to defend their home field against the Petersburg Crimson Wave at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Dinwiddie came into Tuesday's matchup having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Prince George a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. After a 16-8 finish the last time they played, Dinwiddie and Prince George decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
Not much got past Matthew Moody, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Prince George off the board.
At the plate, Dinwiddie's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Gordon, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Jack Wells, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Petersburg's offense. Their rough 20-0 loss to Matoaca on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. Petersburg just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Dinwiddie made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-4. As for Petersburg, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything went Dinwiddie's way against Petersburg when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Dinwiddie made off with a 12-2 victory. Will Dinwiddie repeat their success, or does Petersburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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