The home team had come away the winner the last four times Dublin and Wilcox County had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Fighting Irish took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Patriots on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-3 last Wednesday.
Tal Duke made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Dublin's defeat dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Wilcox County, they pushed their record up to 14-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Coming up, Dublin will take on Bleckley County at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Royals' pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so the Fighting Irish's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Wilcox County, they will square off against Deerfield-Windsor at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Patriots 2.6, the Knights 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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