Baseball Preview: Ravenswood Red Devils vs. Buffalo Bison
The Ravenswood Red Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Buffalo Bison at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Ravenswood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Ravenswood had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Ritchie County.
Beau Bennett put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Bennett was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Evan Swain was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Logan Alfred was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base.
Meanwhile, Buffalo scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 18-0 margin over Tolsia. Considering Buffalo has won six matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Like Ravenswood, Buffalo also got a great game from a two-way player: Cole Richardson. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Richardson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Luca Signorini was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Trevor Rutan, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Ravenswood's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Buffalo, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-5-1.
Ravenswood came up short against Buffalo in their previous meeting back in March, falling 8-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Richardson, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Now that Ravenswood knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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