The Dixie County Bears are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will challenge the Taylor County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Dixie County is headed out to face Taylor County after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Everything went the Bears' way against Gainesville on Tuesday as they made off with an 8-2 victory.
Joel Lord
| 02/10/26 vs Gainesville | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Bell | 1 |
| 03/27/25 @ P.K. Yonge | 1 |
| 03/20/25 @ Branford | 1 |
| 03/18/25 vs West Port | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Joel Lord, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Gray Wampler was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Taylor County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Port St. Joe 8-7. The Bulldogs' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Kolton Parker made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Parker was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Tallyn Harden looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Parker wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Ondash, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
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