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| 03/25/25 - Home | 4-3 W |
| 05/28/24 - Away | 8-7 W |
| 05/16/24 - Away | 1-5 L |
| 04/23/24 - Home | 4-9 L |
| 03/21/24 - Away | 6-1 W |
| + 4 more games |
Battlefield is 7-2 against Gainesville since April of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Bobcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Battlefield will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Battlefield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: West Springfield, who was ranked 12th at the time (Battlefield was ranked sixth). The Bobcats blew past the Spartans 11-4 on Wednesday. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Gainesville made easy work of Patriot on Wednesday and carried off an 8-2 victory. The Cardinals have beaten the Pioneers the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Pioneers has come to flipping the script.
Battlefield pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 9.4 runs this season. As for Gainesville, their win bumped their record up to 11-2.
Battlefield came out on top in a nail-biter against Gainesville when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bobcats since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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