The Beech Buccaneers will venture away from home to face off against the Blackman Blaze at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Beech will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Beech barely beat White House-Heritage the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Buccaneers were the clear victors by a 7-1 margin over the Patriots on Friday.
The team relied heavily on Kaden Peach, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Kaden Powell was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and one stolen base.
They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Beech lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as White House-Heritage didn't launched any home runs.
Meanwhile, Blackman faced Siegel in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Blaze fell just short of the Stars by a score of 5-4. The loss continues a trend for the Blaze in their meetings with the Stars: they've now lost nine in a row.
Blackman saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Monson, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Blackman's defeat dropped their record down to 21-8. As for Beech, their victory bumped their record up to 20-15.
Beech was able to grind out a solid win over Blackman when the teams last played back in March, winning 9-5. Do the Buccaneers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blaze turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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