It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Dodd City can now relate to. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Abbott Panthers on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Dodd City of the 19-8 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
Ethan Barnard put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Barnard was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Dodd City's loss dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Abbott, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 15-8-1.
As of now, neither Dodd City nor Abbott have any future games scheduled.
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