The Buckhorn Wildcats will face off against the East Ridge Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. East Ridge took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Buckhorn, who comes in off a win.
Buckhorn is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Monday. They put the hurt on Cordia with a sharp 15-5 victory. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Jody Stamper and Austin Riley made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Stamper struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Riley tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Stamper scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Riley scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Brayden Campbell was a standout: he scored four runs and stole Four bases. while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Noah Jones, who scored a run and stole Four bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Buckhorn always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .575. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cordia only posted an OBP of .345.
The home team had come away the winner the last three times East Ridge and Belfry had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. East Ridge lost 14-1 to Belfry on Monday.
Buckhorn suffered a grim 15-3 defeat to East Ridge in their previous matchup back in May of 2018. Can Buckhorn avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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