The DeKalb Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Mid-Buchanan Dragons at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. DeKalb has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while Mid-Buchanan will come in with 15 straight wins.
On Thursday, DeKalb didn't have quite enough to beat Northeast Nodaway and fell 4-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Mid-Buchanan's way against Penney on Thursday as Mid-Buchanan made off with a 17-1 victory. Considering the Dragons have won 13 matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Dru Pearson made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Pearson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Sophia Smith and Kaleigh Strong did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4, while Strong went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Smith is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Lindy Eaton, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mid-Buchanan didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Penney only tossed three.
DeKalb's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9-1. As for Mid-Buchanan, their win was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-1.
DeKalb suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Mid-Buchanan when the teams last played back in September of 2018. Can DeKalb avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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