Bulldogs
| 04/26/25 vs St. Mary's Prep | 3-2 |
| 04/24/25 @ Bowling Green | 8-6 |
| 04/22/25 @ Van Wert | 7-4 |
| 04/17/25 vs Memorial | 10-0 |
| 04/11/25 vs Ottawa-Glandorf | 7-6 |
| + 3 more games |
Defiance put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the St. Mary's Prep Eaglets. Those three runs were actually the fewest the Bulldogs have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Cody Shaw spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Defiance's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kahlil Ligon, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI. Brady Borton was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Defiance's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for St. Mary's Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-8.
Looking ahead, Defiance will be playing in front of their home fans against Kenton at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Wildcats have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.33 runs per game on average), something the Bulldogs will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for St. Mary's Prep, they will challenge Perrysburg at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eaglets 3.4, the Yellow Jackets 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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