Defiance is 0-3 against Bryan since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Defiance Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Bryan Golden Bears at 5:00 p.m. Defiance is looking to tack on another W to their 13-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Defiance is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Wapakoneta (and have done all season long). Defiance's pitcher stepped up to hand Wapakoneta a 6-0 shutout on Friday.
Not much got past Taighen Zipfel, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Wapakoneta off the board. Zipfel has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ayvah Cullen, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Bella Gutierrez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bryan waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 10-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Bryan, who have now won five matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Defiance has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Bryan, their win bumped their record up to 11-4.
Defiance might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Bryan in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Defiance avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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