Baseball Preview: Defiance Bulldogs vs. Fairview Apaches
Defiance is 4-0 against Fairview since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Defiance Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Fairview Apaches at 5:00 p.m. Defiance is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Defiance's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top against Liberty-Benton by a score of 5-0.
Not much got past Brezlen Zipfel, who gave up just six hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Liberty-Benton off the board. Zipfel has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Torin Long, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. Logan Hutcheson was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fairview had just enough and edged Ayersville out 5-4 last Friday.
Defiance's victory bumped their record up to 16-4-1. As for Fairview, their win bumped their record up to 11-3.
Defiance took their victory against Fairview when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 12-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Defiance since the team 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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