Buffalo Grove lost to Hersey back in April of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Monday. The Buffalo Grove Bison came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hersey Huskies and snuck past 7-6.
Griffin Kelly made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Kelly has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Kelly was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Kelly wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cole Diaz, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Hersey's side, Jeremy Allen was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Drew Phillips was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Pflomm, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
Even though they lost, Hersey didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Buffalo Grove is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8-1 record this season. As for Hersey, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7.
Buffalo Grove will have a chance to go back-to-back against Hersey: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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