The Dexter Dreadnaughts will venture away from home to square off against the Pinckney Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Dexter is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
On Monday, Dexter didn't have quite enough to beat Lincoln and fell 4-3.
Meanwhile, Pinckney got the win against Adrian on Monday by a conclusive 8-2. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by six runs or more this season.
Mackenzie Burns was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Burns was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other pitching news, Jade Chelenyak looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run but no hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
Burns wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sydney Arnold, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Pinckney's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-6. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Dexter, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7-1.
Dexter suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Pinckney when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can the Dreadnaughts avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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