Douglas County hasn't had much luck against Chapel Hill recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Douglas County Tigers challenge Chapel Hill Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Douglas County has given up an average of 13.9 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Douglas County is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game on Wednesday. They came up short against Carrollton, falling 15-0.
Douglas County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Preston Thorpe, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, Chapel Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took an 11-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of Westlake.
Jaylon Allen and Phillip Ackerman stepped up to the plate in a big way. Allen scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Ackerman went 3-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Allen is becoming a predictor of Chapel Hill's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-2 (and 3-11 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Harrell, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Chapel Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Douglas County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-16.
Douglas County suffered a grim 19-3 defeat to Chapel Hill in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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