Baseball Preview: Buffalo Bison vs. Ravenswood Red Devils
The Buffalo Bison will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Ravenswood Red Devils at 6:30 p.m. Buffalo is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Buffalo can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. They never let Tolsia onto the board and left with an 18-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Buffalo.
Cole Richardson was a major factor no matter where he played. 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. Trevor Rutan was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Ravenswood had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Ritchie County on Tuesday.
Like Buffalo, Ravenswood also got a great game from a two-way player: Beau Bennett. On the mound, he struck 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 made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Logan Alfred, who scored a run and stole a base.
Buffalo's win bumped their record up to 9-5-1. As for Ravenswood, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Buffalo beat Ravenswood 8-3 in their previous matchup back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ravenswood's Brady Swain, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Buffalo still be able to contain Swain? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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