Baseball Game Preview: Upper Arlington Golden Bears vs. Hilliard Bradley Jaguars

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04/09/25 - Home	1-2 L
04/07/25 - Away	15-0 W
04/24/24 - Home	3-5 L
04/06/24 - Home	4-7 L
04/03/24 - Away	6-8 L
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Upper Arlington and Hilliard Bradley are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2022, but likely not for long. The Golden Bears will venture away from home to face off against the Jaguars at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Upper Arlington will be strutting in after a victory while Hilliard Bradley will be coming in after a defeat.

Upper Arlington lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Dublin Coffman, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's match. The Golden Bears blew past the Shamrocks 15-1 on Friday. Considering the Golden Bears' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.

Meanwhile, Hilliard Bradley fell victim to Olentangy Orange and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Pioneers by a score of 1-0. The Jaguars haven't had much luck with the Pioneers recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.

Connor Stubblefield was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in April.

On the hitting side, Hilliard Bradley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Chittum, who went 2-for-3 with one double.

Upper Arlington's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-9. As for Hilliard Bradley, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.