The New Bern Bears will take on the Dixon Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
New Bern is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering D.H. Conley just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Bears couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Dixon, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on White Oak with a sharp 8-2 win on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won three in a row.
Dixon got a great performance from Grady Barnes as he struck out 11 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Barnes has become a key player for the Bulldogs: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-6 otherwise.
At the plate, Chris Tesgle was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Seth Vincent, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
New Bern's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Dixon, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
New Bern took their victory against Dixon when the teams last played back in February by a conclusive 11-4 score. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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