Dade County is 1-9 against Pepperell since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Dade County Wolverines will look to defend their home field against the Pepperell Dragons at 5:30 p.m.
Dade County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They suffered a tough 10-0 loss at the hands of Pepperell. The shutout was out of character for Dade County seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
For Pepperell's part, they got a great performance from Cade Middleton as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Layton Sanford was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Cooper Middleton, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Dade County's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Pepperell, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season.
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