Baseball Preview: New Buffalo Bison vs. Michigan Lutheran Titans
New Buffalo is 0-10 against Michigan Lutheran since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The New Buffalo Bison will be playing at home against the Michigan Lutheran Titans at 4:15 p.m. New Buffalo is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
On Friday, New Buffalo fell victim to a rough 14-3 loss at the hands of Berrien Springs.
Ethan Lijewski was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Vaughn Nikkel, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Michigan Lutheran had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 12-9 win over the Mustangs.
New Buffalo's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3. As for Michigan Lutheran, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
New Buffalo might still be hurting after the 18-3 loss they got from Michigan Lutheran in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can New Buffalo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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