The Buchanan Bucks will take on the Brandywine Bobcats at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Buchanan is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses.
On Wednesday, Buchanan sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over New Buffalo.
Buchanan saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ari Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Connor Billington was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Brandywine can now show off 16 landslide victories after their most recent match last Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 17-2 margin over Hartford. The victory was nothing new for Brandywine as they're now sitting on three straight.
Buchanan's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-20. As for Brandywine, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season.
Buchanan suffered a grim 14-2 defeat to Brandywine in their previous meeting back in April. Can Buchanan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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