Baseball Game Preview: Melrose Buffaloes vs. Floyd Broncos

Melrose is 8-2 against Floyd since March of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Buffaloes will challenge the Broncos at 2:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

On Monday, Melrose came up short against Gateway Christian and fell 9-6. The Buffaloes haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Jaxon Odom

Runs

04/11/25 @ Elida	3
04/28/25 @ Gateway Christian	2
04/24/25 vs Dexter	2
04/07/25 vs Floyd	2
04/03/25 vs Tucumcari	2
+ 5 more games

Jaxon Odom and Josh Roybal did some serious damage despite the final result: Odom went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Roybal went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. Melrose is 4-2 when Odom posts two or more runs, but 5-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Devaney, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Meanwhile, Floyd was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 23rd straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 20-14 to Dora. On the bright side, the 14- run performance marked the Broncos' highest-scoring contest to date.

Logan Van Leuven led a balanced group of hitters, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with five stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Reiley Melton also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Melrose's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Floyd, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.

Everything went Melrose's way against Floyd in their previous meeting on April 7th, as Melrose made off with a 20-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Buffaloes since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.