Softball Game Preview: Moorhead Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 16, 2024, 3:44am

Softball Preview: Moorhead Spuds vs. Buffalo Bison

The Moorhead Spuds will head out on the road to challenge the Buffalo Bison at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Moorhead has three straight wins, Buffalo has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

In what's become a running theme this season, Moorhead gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Sauk Rapids-Rice with a sharp 7-1 win. Seven seems to be a good number for Moorhead as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Meanwhile, Buffalo scored the most runs they've had all season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Minnetonka by a score of 19-18. That's two games in a row now that Buffalo has lost by just one run.

Moorhead has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Buffalo, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.

Moorhead took their win against Buffalo when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 8-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Moorhead since the squad 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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