The Cottonwood Bears will face off against the Dale County Warriors at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Cottonwood will be strutting in after a win while Dale County will be coming in after a defeat.
On Friday, everything went Cottonwood's way against Eufaula as Cottonwood made off with a 7-1 victory. Considering the Bears have won three contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Dale County and Slocomb, and Dale County kept the tradition alive. Dale County lost 9-2 to Slocomb on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Red Tops: they've now lost three in a row.
Cottonwood has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. Dale County now has a losing record of 3-4.
Cottonwood skirted past Dale County 7-5 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Will Cottonwood repeat their success, or does Dale County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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