Bradford came into Thursday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Port Allegany Gators on Thursday. This was a revenge matchup for Bradford, as the team was forced to settle for a 15-5 defeat when these two played last Saturday.
Noah Swanson tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Talan Reese, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Port Allegany's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Wilfong, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Port Allegany didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bradford only tossed six.
Bradford's victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Port Allegany, they dropped their record down to 3-3 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Bradford will look to defend their home field on Friday against Brockway at 4:00 p.m. As for Port Allegany, they will head out on the road to challenge Kane at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Kane is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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