Baseball Game Preview: Buffalo Grove Bison vs. Rolling Meadows Mustangs

By Team Reports Apr 8, 2024, 2:17am

Baseball Preview: Buffalo Grove Bison vs. Rolling Meadows Mustangs

After seven games on the road, Buffalo Grove is heading back home. They will take on the Rolling Meadows Mustangs at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Buffalo Grove will be strutting in after a victory while Rolling Meadows will be coming in after a defeat.

Buffalo Grove was handed a ten-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Highland Park on Saturday. Buffalo Grove sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Highland Park. The victory was just what Buffalo Grove needed coming off of an 11-1 defeat in their prior game.

Ryan Stefani looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).

On the hitting side, Michael Wolverton was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Rolling Meadows unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Larkin by a score of 12-10. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.

Buffalo Grove's win bumped their record up to 4-5-1. As for Rolling Meadows, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.

Buffalo Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Rolling Meadows in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Rolling Meadows' Carl Moland-Kovash, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, and two RBI. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Buffalo Grove to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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