Preview: Buffalo Bison vs. Westwood Panthers
Buffalo and Westwood are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Buffalo Bison will head out on the road to square off against the Westwood Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Buffalo is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Buffalo put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Mexia with a sharp 21-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Buffalo considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Skylar Parker was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also only allowed one walk). Parker has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single walk in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Parker was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Buffalo got a massive performance out of Morgan Sellers, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Pari Bharat was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Westwood was not able to break out of their rough patch last Wednesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. Their tough 16-1 defeat to Fairfield might stick with them for a while.
Buffalo's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-7. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs per game. As for Westwood, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Buffalo took their win against Westwood in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-3. Does Buffalo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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