The Dacula Falcons will challenge the Mountain View Bears at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Dacula will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Dacula is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Mill Creek, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Dacula was ranked 18th). Dacula fell just short of Mill Creek by a score of 15-14 on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (12), the Falcons still had to take the loss.
Dacula got a massive performance out of Karsyn Plaisance, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Saige Herbst, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBI.
Herbst wasn't the only one working in the home runs department: Dacula lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Mountain View lost 12-4 to Collins Hill on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Bears have suffered against the Eagles since September 1, 2022.
Dacula's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-3. As for Mountain View, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5.
Dacula suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Mountain View when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Dacula have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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