Baseball Preview: Baylor Red Raiders vs. Boyd-Buchanan Buccaneers
Baylor is 5-0 against Boyd-Buchanan since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Baylor Red Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Boyd-Buchanan Buccaneers at 6:30 p.m. Baylor will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Baylor is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Farragut, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Baylor was ranked fifth). Baylor fell 5-1 to Farragut on Saturday.
Baylor saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tomas Valincius, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, after a string of 14 wins, Boyd-Buchanan's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of McCallie.
Brodie Johnston was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Hise, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
Baylor's loss dropped their record down to 20-5. As for Boyd-Buchanan, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of away wins and brought them to 27-3.
Baylor was able to grind out a solid win over Boyd-Buchanan when the teams last played back in March, winning 14-9. Does Baylor have another victory up their sleeve, or will Boyd-Buchanan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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