Baseball Preview: Defiance Bulldogs vs. Elida Bulldogs
Defiance is 6-1 against Elida since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Defiance Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Elida Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Defiance has four straight wins, Elida has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Defiance's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Central Catholic out 1-0. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Defiance has scored all season.
Cody Shaw spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Defiance saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kahlil Ligon, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Elida came up short against Celina on Wednesday and fell 4-1.
Defiance's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Elida, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Defiance beat Elida 5-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. 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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