The South Bronx Phoenix will head out on the road to challenge the Bathgate Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. South Bronx has given up an average of 9.4 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
South Bronx couldn't beat Archimedes on Monday even though they stacked six runs on them in the third inning. The Phoenix lost 31-9 to Archimedes. The Phoenix haven't had much luck with Archimedes recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bathgate). They blew past University Neighborhood 26-8 on Thursday. Considering the Bulldogs have won six matches by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Bathgate pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 19.2 runs over those games. As for South Bronx, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
South Bronx might still be hurting after the 22-10 defeat they got from Bathgate when the teams last played back in May of 2015. Can the Phoenix avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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