After five games on the road, Barringer is heading back home. They will take on the Dayton Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Barringer had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Livingston. The defeat continues a trend for Barringer in their matchups with Livingston: they've now lost three in a row.
Alam Lopez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Dayton unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 16-5 to Governor Livingston.
Dayton saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Goldman, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandyn Bernknopf, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Barringer's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Dayton, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-9.
Barringer came up short against Dayton in their previous matchup back in April of 2019, falling 7-2. Can Barringer avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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