Bedford won the last time they faced Salem and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Bulldogs had just enough and edged out the Blue Devils 5-4. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by just one run.
Zach Papik
| 05/14/25 vs Salem | 2 |
| 05/02/25 @ St. Thomas Aquinas | 1 |
| 04/28/25 @ Concord | 1 |
| 04/23/25 @ Bishop Guertin | 1 |
| 04/10/25 vs Nashua North | 1 |
Bedford's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Zach Papik, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Those two hits gave Papik a new career-high. Another was James Gilbert, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Bedford was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Bedford is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games. As for Salem, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-8.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Bedford will face off against rival Alvirne at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Salem is set to challenge their familiar foe Trinity at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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