The Harrisonburg Bulldogs and the Monterey Wolves will meet in a dog eat dog contest at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Harrisonburg has five straight wins, Monterey has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Harrisonburg didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victors by a 15-1 margin over Georgetown on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for Harrisonburg, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Monterey's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 12-0 to Glenmora, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Monterey saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blake Barfoot, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. Rylan Barfoot also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Harrisonburg pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Monterey, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Harrisonburg couldn't quite finish off Monterey in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can Harrisonburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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