In what's become a running theme this season, Buffalo gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Van Bulldogs a 6-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Buffalo, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Bryce Downey, who gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Van off the board. Downey has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Carson Saunders, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Luca Signorini was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
Buffalo's win bumped their record up to 12-8-1. As for Van, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Buffalo will square off against Winfield at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Van, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Liberty at 2:00 p.m.
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