Baseball Game Preview: Buena Chiefs vs. Atlantic City Vikings

Chiefs

Runs

04/08/25 @ Holy Spirit	5
04/02/25 @ Cape May County Tech	16
04/01/25 vs Cape May County Tech	16
03/29/25 @ Gateway Regional	20
03/27/25 vs Lower Cape May	2
03/26/25 @ Lower Cape May	5

Buena is a perfect 4-0 against Atlantic City since April of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Chiefs are taking a road trip to take on the Vikings at 4:00 p.m. Buena is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.7 runs per game this season.

Buena is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Holy Spirit just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 9-5 to the Spartans.

Donato Vai was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He also put up a hit, which was his first of the season.

Meanwhile, Atlantic City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Atlantic County Institute of Tech.

The loss was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 4-2. As for Atlantic City, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.

Everything went Buena's way against Atlantic City in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Buena made off with a 7-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Chiefs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.