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| 04/22/25 - Home | 8-7 W |
| 05/07/24 - Home | 8-0 W |
| 04/12/24 - Away | 4-3 W |
| 05/12/23 - Away | 10-7 W |
| 04/18/23 - Home | 8-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Fort Defiance is a perfect 10-0 against Waynesboro since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Indians will challenge the Little Giants at 5:30 p.m. Fort Defiance is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Fort Defiance will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Riverheads, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Indians sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the Gladiators on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Indians have won by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, Waynesboro waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Bison by a score of 7-2.
Conner Schoonover spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Zach Rankin, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Haden Morris, who went 2-for-5 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.
Waynesboro's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-11. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Fort Defiance, their victory bumped their record up to 11-7.
Fort Defiance skirted past Waynesboro 8-7 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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