The Buckeye Bucks will head out on the road to take on the Rocky River Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Buckeye 2.5, Rocky River 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Buckeye was handed a heart-breaking two-run loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against North Olmsted on Monday. The Bucks put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 8-2 victory. The Bucks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Rocky River waltzed into their contest on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They beat the Rockets by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-2.
Rocky River's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-7. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Buckeye, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Buckeye came up short against Rocky River in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 6-3. Can the Bucks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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