Baseball Game Preview: Buford Wolves vs. Chapel Hill Panthers

For the second straight game, Buford will face off against Chapel Hill. The Wolves will host the Panthers at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Buford has four straight victories, Chapel Hill has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Buford is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Chapel Hill a 9-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Wolves, who have now won 14 contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Buford pushed their record up to 24-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Chapel Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-18.