Baseball Preview: Limon Badgers vs. Buena Vista Demons
The Limon Badgers will be playing at home against the Buena Vista Demons at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Limon is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Limon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Ignacio as Limon made off with a 10-1 victory. Considering Limon has won 18 matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Jordan Rockwell and Keon Bandy made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Rockwell struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Bandy didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Rockwell scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Bandy scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Trey Smith was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Logan Haflich, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Buena Vista owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They came out on top against Fowler by a score of 5-0. That's two games straight that Buena Vista has won by exactly five runs.
The result came thanks to Julian Lopez-Olsen's shutout, as he gave up just four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Caleb Camp, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Limon's win bumped their record up to 24-0. As for Buena Vista, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Limon has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Buena Vista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Limon beat Buena Vista 7-2 when the teams last played back in March. Does Limon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Buena Vista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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