Baseball Preview: Buffalo Valley Buffaloes vs. Talihina Golden Tigers
The Buffalo Valley Buffaloes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Talihina Golden Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Buffalo Valley had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over Bennington. The result was nothing new for Buffalo Valley, who have now won three games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Talihina never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They came out on top against Spiro by a score of 5-0. The victory was just what Talihina needed coming off of a 10-2 loss in their prior matchup.
Landen Griffith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Griffith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Griffith was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Griffith wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tiger King, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Buffalo Valley's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6. As for Talihina, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season.
Buffalo Valley took their victory against Talihina in their previous matchup back in April of 2017 by a conclusive 17-7. Will Buffalo Valley repeat their success, or does Talihina have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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