The Batavia Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Monroe Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Batavia is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
Batavia's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Saturday, when they got past Blanchester's usually-dominant pitching crew. The Bulldogs put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 10-2 win. Considering the Bulldogs have won eight matches by more than seven runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Brayden Schmittou
| 04/19/25 @ Blanchester | 4 |
| 03/29/25 vs Fayetteville-Perry | 3 |
| 04/16/25 vs Wilmington | 2 |
| 05/11/24 vs Edgewood | 2 |
| 04/27/24 vs Wyoming | 2 |
Brayden Schmittou was incredible, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mason Patrick, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Batavia always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Blanchester only posted an OBP of .345.
Meanwhile, Monroe beat Indian Hill 12-8 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
Batavia's record is now 10-2. As for Monroe, their record now sits at 4-2.
Batavia couldn't quite finish off Monroe in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 7-5. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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