The Buffalo Bison will head out on the road to square off against the St. Joseph Central Irish at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Joseph Central took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Buffalo, who comes in off a win.
Buffalo can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They never let Poca onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. The victory was just what Buffalo needed coming off of a 9-1 loss in their prior match.
Cole Richardson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Richardson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Richardson was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caiden Craig, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Bryce Downey was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Central didn't have quite enough to beat Chesapeake last Wednesday and fell 2-1. St. Joseph Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Buffalo's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for St. Joseph Central, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Buffalo suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to St. Joseph Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2019. Thankfully for Buffalo, Lenny Washington (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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