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| 04/14/25 - Home | 0-13 L |
| 04/25/24 - Away | 0-6 L |
| 04/05/24 - Home | 0-15 L |
| 05/20/23 - Home | 2-7 L |
| 04/26/23 - Away | 7-6 W |
| + 5 more games |
Bloomsburg and Warrior Run are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Panthers will head out to square off against the Defenders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Bloomsburg has struggled recently with 15 defeats in a row, while Warrior Run will arrive with eight straight wins.
On Wednesday, Bloomsburg didn't have quite enough to beat Hughesville and fell 5-4.
Shane Frey and Brayden Holbert did some serious damage despite the final result: Frey got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI, while Holbert went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Warrior Run). Everything went their way against Mifflinburg on Friday as they made off with a 20-7 victory. Considering the Defenders have won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Griffen Harrington made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Harrington was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Landon Tillson was incredible, going 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cohen Zechman, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs and two RBI.
Warrior Run was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .348 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Warrior Run's win was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Bloomsburg, their loss dropped their record down to 1-15.
Bloomsburg suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Warrior Run when the teams last played back in April. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
