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| 04/30/24 - Home | 7-1 W |
| 05/11/23 - Away | 2-3 L |
| 04/28/23 - Away | 2-3 L |
| 04/29/22 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 04/27/21 - Home | 1-3 L |
| + 5 more games |
Defiance and Bath are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Bulldogs will challenge the Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Defiance is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
If Defiance beats Bath with ten runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Defiance didn't even let Celina on the board on Monday, marking Defiance's second-straight 10-0 shutout. Considering Defiance has won seven games by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Defiance got a big performance out of Logan Hutcheson, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Cody Shaw, who went 2-for-3 with one home run.
Defiance always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, Bath posted their closest victory since May 16, 2024 on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Celina, sneaking past 7-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Defiance's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-0. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average this season. As for Bath, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Everything went Defiance's way against Bath when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Defiance made off with a 7-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs 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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