Baseball Game Preview: Eden Prairie Eagles vs. Buffalo Bison

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Previous Games

04/23/25 - Away	6-5 W
05/10/24 - Away	12-9 W
04/24/24 - Home	6-4 W
05/12/23 - Home	2-1 W
04/26/23 - Away	0-1 L
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Eden Prairie has gone 6-1 against Buffalo recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Eagles will be playing at home against the Bison at 7:15 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Eden Prairie's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Minnetonka. That four run margin sets a new team best for the Eagles this season.

The home team had come away the winner the last four times Buffalo and Hopkins had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Bison came out on top against the Royals by a score of 7-3 on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Bison in their matchups with the Royals: they've now won three in a row.

Buffalo got a great performance from CALEB JOHNSON as he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. What's more, JOHNSON posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on DOLEN BRISK, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of RILEY WEST, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Buffalo's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Eden Prairie, their win bumped their record up to 3-9.

Eden Prairie came out on top in a nail-biter against Buffalo in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 6-5. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bison turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.