Baseball Game Preview: Floyd County Buffaloes vs. Alleghany Cougars

Floyd County is 1-9 against Alleghany since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Buffaloes will host the Cougars at 5:00 p.m. Floyd County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Alleghany's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Floyd County took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Radford by a score of 7-3. The victory continues a trend for the Buffaloes in their matchups with the Bobcats: they've now won four in a row.

Gavin Swortzel

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/22/25 vs Radford	10
04/09/25 vs Patrick Henry	9
04/04/25 @ James River	7
03/26/25 @ Bassett	6
03/20/25 @ Fleming	6

Floyd County got a great performance from Gavin Swortzel as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave Swortzel a new career-high.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Adam Petty, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Aiden Bakely, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.

Meanwhile, Alleghany was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 7-2 to Glenvar.

Floyd County pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Alleghany, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.

Floyd County couldn't quite get it done against Alleghany when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 9-4. Can the Buffaloes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.