Baseball Game Preview: Winfield Generals vs. Buffalo Bison

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Winfield is 8-2 against Buffalo since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Generals will host the Bison at 6:00 p.m.

Winfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Ripley, who was ranked sixth at the time (Winfield was ranked 16th). The Generals came up short against the Vikings on Friday, falling 13-3. The matchup marked the Generals' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Blake Withrow was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Preston Keiffer, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.

Buffalo came out on top against Ravenswood on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive seven-run fifth inning. The Bison were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Red Devils. Considering the Bison have won five games by more than eight runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Luca Signorini was a standout: he went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Rutan, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and one run.

Buffalo hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ravenswood struck out six times.

Buffalo has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Winfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-4.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Winfield has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Buffalo struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.2 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.