The Dodd City Hornets are on the road again on Friday to play the Jonesboro Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Dodd City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Abbott with a sharp 9-3 win.
Hannah Burney spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on 12 hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kailen Kavanaugh, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Sierra Garcia, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, Jonesboro came tearing into Friday's match with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Bobcats 13-12.
Dodd City is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7-3 record this season. As for Jonesboro, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-7.
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