The Dodd City Hornets will take on the Tioga Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Dodd City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
If Dodd City beats Tioga with 20 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Dodd City didn't even let Savoy on the board on Friday, marking Dodd City's second-straight 20-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won nine in a row.
The team relied heavily on Weldon Garner, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs. Those triples marked the first that he hit this season. Another player making a difference was Cash Crossland, who scored three runs and stole Four bases. while going 1-for-2.
Dodd City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .667. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Tioga was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Sam Rayburn, falling 9-1.
Dodd City's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Tioga, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6-2.
Everything went Dodd City's way against Tioga in their previous meeting back in May of 2018, as Dodd City made off with a 10-0 victory. Will Dodd City repeat their success, or does Tioga have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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