Baseball Game Preview: Montevideo Thunderhawks vs. B O L D Warriors

Montevideo and B O L D are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Thunderhawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Montevideo has three straight wins, B O L D has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

While Montevideo's victory against Melrose wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Thunderhawks sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Dutchmen on Thursday.

Griffin Epema made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Epema was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one RBI.

Epema wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brody Dack, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Ben Gunlogson was another, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Meanwhile, B O L D came up short against Benson on Thursday and fell 7-4.

Montevideo pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for B O L D, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.

Montevideo couldn't quite get it done against B O L D when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 6-1. Can the Thunderhawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.