Dalton and Collegiate are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Dalton Tigers will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Collegiate Dutchmen at 4:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Collegiate is facing Dalton at the wrong time: Dalton suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 5-2 to the Falcons. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Dalton has scored all season.
Dalton got a good showing from Will Smyth, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Dalton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jose Tolosa, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Collegiate was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 6-0 to Trinity.
This is the second loss in a row for Dalton and nudges their season record down to 5-3. As for Collegiate, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Dalton took their victory against Collegiate in their previous matchup on April 8th by a conclusive 10-0. Does Dalton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Collegiate turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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