Baseball Game Preview: Buffalo Gap Bison vs. Fort Defiance Indians

Buffalo Gap is 2-8 against Fort Defiance since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bison will be playing in front of their home fans against the Indians at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Buffalo Gap has four straight victories, Fort Defiance has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Buffalo Gap is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 17-4 margin over Stonewall Jackson on Wednesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Bison with their most commanding win of the season.

Cal Loan made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Loan was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Cooper Simmons

Runs

04/02/25 @ Stonewall Jackson	3
03/28/25 @ Luray	2
03/25/25 vs Stonewall Jackson	2
03/22/25 vs Rappahannock	2
04/01/25 @ Staunton	1
+ 1 more games

In other batting news, Dalton Coffey and Cooper Simmons did most of the damage at the plate: Coffey went 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base, while Simmons scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Buffalo Gap is 3-1 when Simmons posts two or more runs, but 2-3 otherwise. Grayson McCall was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Buffalo Gap always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .561. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Fort Defiance had taken Staunton down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Thursday. The Indians fell just short of the Storm by a score of 6-5.

Buffalo Gap pushed their record up to 5-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Fort Defiance, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.

Buffalo Gap came up short against Fort Defiance in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, falling 8-3. Can the Bison avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.