Baseball Preview: University Hawks vs. Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers
University is 10-0 against Buckhannon-Upshur since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The University Hawks will look to defend their home field against the Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers at 5:30 p.m. The last three games University has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
University is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Bridgeport, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (University was ranked 24th). University fell just short of Bridgeport by a score of 10-8 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for University in their matchups with Bridgeport: they've now lost three in a row.
University saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason McDonald, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brance McCune, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Buckhannon-Upshur, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top against Preston by a score of 6-1 on Tuesday.
University's loss dropped their record down to 16-14. As for Buckhannon-Upshur, their win bumped their record up to 11-14.
University skirted past Buckhannon-Upshur 5-3 when the teams last played on Monday. Will University repeat their success, or does Buckhannon-Upshur have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
