The Defiance Bulldogs came up short against the Fort Wayne Snider Panthers on Saturday and fell 8-5. The loss was the Bulldogs' first of the season.
Brady Borton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Hutcheson, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Defiance fell to 20-1. As for Fort Wayne Snider, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Defiance and Fort Wayne Snider should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in their respective state rankings. The Bulldogs will challenge Fairview at 5:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (9 vs. 109). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Defiance 2.7, the Apaches 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Snider (ranked 48th) will meet New Haven (ranked 155th) at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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