It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Dodge County can now relate to. They lost 10-2 to the Washington County Golden Hawks on Friday. Dodge County was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Washington County apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on Thursday.
Dodge County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tye Moore, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Karson Jones, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
On Washington County's side, Christian Rountree made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Rountree has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Rountree was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Washington County let Ty Mobley and Cameron Beasley loose on the outfield. Mobley went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Beasley scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Severance, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Dodge County's defeat dropped their record down to 13-18. As for Washington County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-5 record this season.
Dodge County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Washington County, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Toombs County at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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