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| 04/03/25 - Away | 8-4 W |
| 05/11/24 - Home | 5-0 W |
| 05/13/23 - Away | 0-1 L |
| 05/14/22 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 05/17/21 - Home | 3-4 L |
Defiance had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They walked away with an 8-4 win over the Liberty-Benton Eagles on Thursday. The Bulldogs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.
Brezlen Zipfel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Cody Shaw was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Logan Hutcheson, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Having lost for the first time this season, Liberty-Benton fell to 2-1.
Defiance didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 9-1 victory against Paulding on the 4th. As for Liberty-Benton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 17-3 win against Bluffton on the 5th.
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