Baseball Game Preview: Firestone Falcons vs. Buchtel Griffins

Falcons

Runs

05/05/25 vs Buchtel	10
05/02/25 @ Springfield	10
04/30/25 vs Stow-Munroe Falls	1
04/28/25 vs Ellet	13
04/24/25 @ McKinley	4
+ 9 more games

For the second straight game, Firestone will face off against Buchtel. The Falcons are taking a road trip to square off against the Griffins at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Firestone is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.

If Firestone beats Buchtel with ten runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Falcons didn't even let the Griffins on the board on Monday, marking the Falcons' second-straight 10-0 shutout. The win continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Griffins: they've now won eight in a row.

Noah Liming and Malcolm Bufford did most of the damage at the plate: Liming went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Bufford went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple was Bufford's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jose Uzcategui, who earned one run and two stolen bases.

Firestone always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Buchtel is on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6. As for Firestone, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6.