The Bradford Railroaders have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Versailles Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Monday, Bradford sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over Ansonia. That's two games straight that Bradford has won by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, Versailles got themselves on the board against Franklin Monroe on Monday, but Franklin Monroe never followed suit. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Jets 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Versailles.
Versailles' victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ross Francis, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Francis has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Bradford has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Versailles, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-4.
Bradford might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Versailles in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Bradford, Jared Lyons (who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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