For the second straight game, Dutchtown will face off against Live Oak. The Griffins will challenge the Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Dutchtown will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
On Thursday, Dutchtown needed a bit of extra time to put away Live Oak. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Eagles, sneaking past 3-2. That's two games straight that the Griffins have won by just one run.
For Live Oak's part, Sawyer Pruitt was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Pruitt has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Live Oak saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cal Cassard, who went 1-for-5 with one double and one RBI.
Dutchtown's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-12. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs across that stretch. As for Live Oak, with the defeat, they broke their 11-game winning streak and moved their record to 24-5.
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