Bristol is 0-4 against Garfield since May of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bristol Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Garfield G-Men at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Garfield is hoping to do on Thursday what Windham couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Bristol's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Everything went Bristol's way against Windham as Bristol made off with a 14-4 win.
Jayden Miller was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Miller has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Croc Thorp was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Brock Pierce, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Garfield got themselves on the board against Chalker on Wednesday, but Chalker never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 10-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Garfield.
Bristol's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. As for Garfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Bristol suffered a grim 14-5 defeat to Garfield when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Bristol avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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