Baseball Preview: Batavia Bulldogs vs. Goshen Warriors
The Batavia Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Goshen Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Batavia is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
On Thursday, it was close, but Batavia sidestepped Hillsboro for a 5-4 win.
Batavia got a great performance from Max Rash as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over 5.1 innings pitched. Rash has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brayden Schmittou was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Mason Patrick, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Goshen fell victim to New Richmond and their airtight pitching crew last Wednesday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Goshen's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Batavia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Goshen, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Batavia took their victory against Goshen in their previous meeting on April 3rd by a conclusive 9-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Batavia since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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