The Buckeye Central Bucks will head out on the road to square off against the Carey Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Buckeye Central beats Carey with ten runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Bucks didn't even let Plymouth on the board on Friday, marking the Bucks' second-straight 10-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Bucks have posted against the Big Red since April 16, 2016.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Carey). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Colonel Crawford a 16-0 shutout on Friday. The Blue Devils haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Carey's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Buckeye Central, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-7.
Buckeye Central suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Carey in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can the Bucks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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