Buckfield has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Wednesday. They will challenge the Richmond Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. Buckfield will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Last Saturday, Buckfield made easy work of Forest Hills and carried off an 11-1 win.
Meanwhile, Richmond put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Valley 17-2. Fans of Richmond have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Wyatt Cassidy made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs but no hits. Cassidy was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played.
In other batting news, Richmond let Zander Steele and Kenny Mecham loose on the outfield. Steele got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Mecham went 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a double. Brady Alexander was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Buckfield's record is now 2-4. As for Richmond, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Buckfield suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Richmond in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Richmond's Rhys Terry, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over 6.2 innings pitched. Now that Buckfield knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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