The Defiance Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fostoria Redmen at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Defiance has three straight victories, Fostoria has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Defiance is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 20-8 margin over Fairview on Monday. With that win, Defiance brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Defiance got a massive performance out of Noah Gomez, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Cohen Stockman, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Fostoria's offense. They lost 6-0 to Otsego on Monday.
Fostoria saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Kleinmark, who went 2-for-3 with a triple.
Defiance's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-4. As for Fostoria, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-18.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Defiance has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Fostoria struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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