Rolling Meadows is 1-9 against Buffalo Grove since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Rolling Meadows Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Buffalo Grove Bison at 4:45 p.m. Rolling Meadows will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
On Tuesday, Rolling Meadows beat Dundee-Crown 6-1.
Rolling Meadows got a great performance from Brock Ryan as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Ryan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Joe Brigham, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tino Savino, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Buffalo Grove came up short against Rolling Meadows on Monday and fell 13-9.
Buffalo Grove also got a good showing from Joe Rotondo, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Cole Diaz was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two doubles. Jonah Pomerantz was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Buffalo Grove was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
Rolling Meadows' win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Buffalo Grove, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6-1 record this season.
Buffalo Grove's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Rolling Meadows hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .364. It's a different story for Buffalo Grove, though, as they've only averaged .254. Will they be able to contain Rolling Meadows' hitters?
Rolling Meadows was able to grind out a solid victory over Buffalo Grove when the teams last played on Monday, winning 13-9. Does Rolling Meadows have another victory up their sleeve, or will Buffalo Grove turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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