The Defiance Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Central Catholic Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Defiance: 3.5, Central Catholic: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Defiance is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Kenton (and have done all season long). Defiance blew past Kenton 12-1. The victory was nothing new for Defiance as they're now sitting on three straight.
Kahlil Ligon made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Ligon has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ligon was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brady Borton, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Cohen Stockman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Elmwood 5-4.
Defiance pushed their record up to 10-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Central Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Defiance skirted past Central Catholic 2-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Defiance repeat their success, or does Central Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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