Baseball Recap: Defiance's loss ends seven-game winning streak at home

By Team Reports Apr 19, 2024, 12:19pm

Baseball Recap: Defiance Bulldogs vs. Bowling Green Bobcats

It was a good run, but Defiance unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Bowling Green Bobcats by a score of 3-2. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Defiance has scored all season.

Defiance got a good showing from Luke Webb, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

At the plate, Brady Borton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two stolen bases. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played.

Defiance's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2. As for Bowling Green, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.

Defiance has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Shawnee at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Defiance is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Bowling Green, they will head out on the road to square off against Findlay at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.

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