The Buffalo Bison will face off against the Scott Skyhawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Scott is headed out to face a Bison squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Buffalo took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wahama on Thursday.
Trevor Rutan was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Caiden Craig was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Scott got themselves on the board against WestSide on Wednesday, but WestSide never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Renegades as they made off with an 18-0 win. The Skyhawks haven't had any issues with the Renegades recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Brodie Null was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carter McClung, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Nate Easterling, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Scott always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as WestSide only posted an OBP of .118.
Buffalo skirted past Scott 7-6 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Does Buffalo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Scott turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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