Byron and Bentley are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Byron Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Bentley Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Byron is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs back in April, they were much more limited against Durand back in April. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Railroaders. It was the first time this season that Byron let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Bentley came tearing into Wednesday's game with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.1 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cavaliers and snuck past 8-6. Eight seems to be a good number for Bentley as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Ty Hyder, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Straw, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Byron's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-4. As for Bentley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Byron came out on top in a nail-biter against Bentley in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 9-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Byron 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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