The Batavia Bulldogs will square off against the Lakota East Thunderhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Batavia is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Batavia's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past North Adams 6-0. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by six runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Bryce Eads's shutout, as he gave up just two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
Nick Scott
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nick Scott, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Schmittou, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Lakota East came up short against Elder on Wednesday and fell 10-5. The defeat continues a trend for the Thunderhawks in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Batavia is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Lakota East, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
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