Baseball Preview: Gilmer County Titans vs. Buffalo Bison
Gilmer County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Buffalo Bison at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Saturday, Gilmer County faced Nicholas County in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Gilmer County was the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Nicholas County. Seven seems to be a good number for Gilmer County as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Caleb Hall made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Hall was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Braylon Mencer looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Colton Hall was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, while Buffalo put up some runs last Saturday, the same can't be said for Poca. Buffalo was the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Poca. The win was just what Buffalo needed coming off of a 9-1 defeat in their prior matchup.
Like Gilmer County, Buffalo also got a great game from a two-way player: Cole Richardson. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Richardson was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caiden Craig, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Luca Signorini was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Gilmer County pushed their record up to 10-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Buffalo, their record now sits at 7-4.
Buffalo's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Gilmer County has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .438. It's a different story for Buffalo, though, as they've only averaged .364. Will they be able to contain Gilmer County's hitters?
Gilmer County might still be hurting after the 9-2 loss they got from Buffalo when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Buffalo's Jon Alderman, who didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. Now that Gilmer County 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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