The Challengers came up short in both legs of this year's city derby against the Zürich Barracudas, losing the Monday and Tuesday night games 2-12 and 8-20 at Heerenschürli.
The Barracudas raced to a 4-0 lead in the opener before the Challengers answered with two runs in the third, a David Castillo two-run single among the highlights, but couldn't close the gap further. The second game was tighter for longer — Zürich scored five runs on six hits in the first inning, only to hand the momentum straight back with a rash of errors that let in eight runs in the third. The Challengers stayed within reach at 7-10 through five innings before the Barracudas pulled clear to complete the derby sweep.