On Monday Dawson County will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will face off against the Lumpkin County Indians at 6:00 p.m. Dawson County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Dawson County's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They skirted past Gilmer 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tigers have posted since August 29, 2023.
Madison Dudney tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Dawson County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lilly Hamilton, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Dawson County hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Lumpkin County waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Bobcats with a sharp 8-0 victory. Considering the Indians have won six matchups by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Dawson County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Lumpkin County, they pushed their record up to 11-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Dawson County came up short against Lumpkin County in their previous matchup back in August, falling 11-6. Can Dawson County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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