Bucktail is 8-2 against Sugar Valley Rural since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Bucktail Bucks are on the road again to play the Sugar Valley Rural Phoenix at 4:30 p.m. Sugar Valley Rural took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Bucktail, who comes in off a win.
Bucktail will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Neumann Regional Academy, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Bucktail came out on top against Neumann Regional Academy by a score of 12-9 on Friday.
Austin Mosher looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Johnny Green, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Sugar Valley Rural is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 11-1 to Benton on Monday.
Sugar Valley Rural saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lincoln Breon, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Bucktail's victory ended a 12-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-11. As for Sugar Valley Rural, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13.
Bucktail might still be hurting after the 13-3 defeat they got from Sugar Valley Rural in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Bucktail avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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