Baseball Game Preview: Bedford Bearcats vs. Warrensville Heights Tigers

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Previous Games

04/30/24 - Home	0-0 W
04/30/24 - Home	18-2 W
05/08/19 - Away	23-4 W
04/10/19 - Home	18-0 W
05/02/18 - Home	20-10 W
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Bedford is a perfect 10-0 against Warrensville Heights since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Bearcats will look to defend their home field against the Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

Bedford will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Lorain, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Bearcats came out on top against the Titans by a score of 14-11 on Wednesday. The game was the first time the Bearcats have beaten the Titans on their field since April 26, 2018.

Bedford let JJ Hudson and Ryan Porter run wild. Hudson got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Porter got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. Damarion Gordon was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.

Meanwhile, Warrensville Heights was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their 17th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 13-11 heartbreaker at the hands of Garfield Heights.

Leighlan McClain spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and nine unearned) runs on six hits.

On the hitting side, Everett Durham was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with five stolen bases and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Brantley, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.

The victory got Bedford back to even at 5-5. As for Warrensville Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.