Crusaders
| 04/17/25 vs Augusta | 7-4 |
| 04/14/25 vs Wellington | 5-3 |
| 04/14/25 vs Wellington | 11-1 |
Buhler had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Augusta Orioles. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Nixon Standlee spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Buhler let Dylan Scripsick and Mitchel McDaniel run wild. Scripsick went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run, while McDaniel went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That double marked the first that McDaniel has hit this season. Cash Carson was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Buhler pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Augusta, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Buhler beat the Orioles by a score of 14-4 later that day.
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