The Buffalo Bison will head out to square off against the Early Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Buffalo turned things around against Osage on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Indians 3-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Early). Everything went their way against Chadwick on Monday as they made off with an 18-2 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Ethan Cutler was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Early let Cash Graves and Carter Gregory run wild. Graves got on base in two of his three plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Gregory got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Graves has become a key player for Early: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 7-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Michael Doyle, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Early always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .692. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Early now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Buffalo, they picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 3-23.
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