The Chiefland Indians will square off against the Taylor County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Chiefland had just enough and edged out P.K. Yonge 8-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
The team relied heavily on Taylor Brown, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Burleson, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Chiefland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Taylor County). They were the clear victor by a 20-2 margin over Gadsden County on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now won six in a row.
Taylor County got a big performance out of Kolton Parker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Landon Lopez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Taylor County's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Chiefland, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
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