The Buffalo Gap Bison will face off against the Nelson County Governors at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Nelson County will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Buffalo Gap extended their winning streak to four on Thursday. The Bison's pitchers stepped up to hand Staunton an 18-0 shutout. The Bison might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 16 runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Nelson County). They came out on top in a nail-biter against Altavista on Friday, sneaking past 10-9. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Governors have posted since April 19, 2024.
Buffalo Gap pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Nelson County, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-7.
Buffalo Gap was able to grind out a solid win over Nelson County in their previous matchup back in March, winning 5-1. Will the Bison repeat their success, or do the Governors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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