If Buffalo was riding high off their 8-2 takedown of Hopkins last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Buffalo Bison took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Michael-Albertville Knights on Thursday. Buffalo has not had much luck with St. Michael-Albertville recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Even though they lost, Buffalo didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Michael-Albertville only tossed three.
For St. Michael-Albertville's part, Jacob Baetsen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits. Baetsen has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Michael-Albertville's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Zach Zanetti, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Buffalo's loss dropped their record down to 5-16. As for St. Michael-Albertville, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Buffalo does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Michael-Albertville, they will be playing at home against Eden Prairie at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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