Baseball Preview: McAlester Buffaloes vs. Sapulpa Chieftains
McAlester has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Sapulpa Chieftains at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. McAlester is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, McAlester came up short against Rattan and fell 8-5.
Ayden Shumway was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Phillips, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Sapulpa can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Tulsa NOAH HomeSchool as Sapulpa made off with an 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Sapulpa.
McAlester's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Sapulpa, their victory bumped their record up to 22-5.
McAlester suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Sapulpa in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can McAlester avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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