The Defiance Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Findlay Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last five games Defiance has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Defiance can't be too worried about heading out to take on Findlay: they just beat Celina at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Defiance came out on top in a nail-biter against Celina on Wednesday and snuck past 3-1.
Cody Shaw spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Defiance's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cohen Stockman, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Findlay waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Fighting Irish by a score of 4-1.
Defiance pushed their record up to 15-4-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Findlay, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
Defiance couldn't quite finish off Findlay when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 4-2. Can Defiance avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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