Baseball Game Preview: Milby Buffs vs. Sterling Raiders

For the second straight game, Milby will face off against Sterling. The Buffs will host the Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Milby is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.

Milby's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Sterling with a sharp 15-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Buffs considering their one-run performance the game before.

The team relied heavily on Jacob Morales, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. Woodrad-Hicks Dre'Lyn was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Milby was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in four consecutive contests.

Milby is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Sterling, their loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-9.