On Saturday, it was close, but the Defiance Bulldogs sidestepped the Northview Wildcats for a 7-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Defiance.
Brady Borton and Kahlil Ligon made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Borton pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Ligon tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Borton has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Borton scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Ligon went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Torin Long, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Conley, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Northview's side, they got a good showing from Nick Schantz, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Colin Tomanski was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Christian Berling, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Defiance's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Northview, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-2.
Defiance will head out on the road to face off against Kenton at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Defiance is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Northview, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Anthony Wayne at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Anthony Wayne: 3.9, Northview: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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