Baseball Recap: Bristol's Win Ends Seven-Game Losing Streak on the Road

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/24/25 @ Harding	11
04/03/25 vs Conneaut	11
04/14/25 vs Windham	10
04/09/25 vs Lordstown	10
04/22/25 vs Chalker	7

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Maplewood, Bristol was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They never let the Harding Skippers get on the board and left with an 11-0 win. Considering the Panthers have won six matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Bristol got a great performance from Laverene Miller as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Miller is becoming a predictor of the Panthers' success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 2-1 (and 4-5 when he doesn't).

At the plate, Bristol let Diesel Williams and Keifer Swager run wild. Williams went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Swager went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those two runs gave Swager a new career-high. Kaiden Kohler was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.

Bristol was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Harding only posted a batting average of .067.

Bristol's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-6. As for Harding, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bristol will host LaBrae at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Harding, they will welcome Conneaut at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Spartans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.8 runs per game on average), something the Skippers will no doubt try to take advantage of.