Baseball Preview: New Buffalo Bison vs. Buchanan Bucks
New Buffalo is 0-4 against Buchanan since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The New Buffalo Bison will head out on the road to challenge the Buchanan Bucks at 4:30 p.m. Neither New Buffalo nor Buchanan posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Friday, New Buffalo came up short against Allegan and fell 5-2. New Buffalo has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ethan Lijewski made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and an RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last eight games he's played. Vaughn Nikkel was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Buchanan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Paw Paw.
New Buffalo now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Buchanan, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-20.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. New Buffalo has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Buchanan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
New Buffalo might still be hurting after the 22-1 loss they got from Buchanan in their previous matchup back in May of 2021. Can New Buffalo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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