Baseball Preview: Buna Cougars vs. Anahuac Panthers
The Buna Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Anahuac Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Buna waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Wildcats out 6-5. That's two games straight that Buna has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Anahuac entered their tilt with East Chambers with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Buccaneers on Tuesday as they made off with a 13-3 victory.
Brayden Sutch looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Luke Hoagland was a standout: he went 3-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. Brooks Henicke was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Buna has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Anahuac, their win bumped their record up to 10-8-1.
Buna came up short against Anahuac when the teams last played back in March, falling 5-2. Can Buna avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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