Mid-Buchanan has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the North Platte Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mid-Buchanan will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Mid-Buchanan will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Lathrop, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Mid-Buchanan's way against Lathrop on Thursday as Mid-Buchanan made off with an 11-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won 12 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Kaylea Myers looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Mid-Buchanan let Morgan Marshall and Zuzu Kountz loose on the outfield. Marshall scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Kountz scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mid-Buchanan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, North Platte waltzed into their match on Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Bluejays.
Mid-Buchanan pushed their record up to 17-1 with the victory, which was their 28th straight at home dating back to last season. As for North Platte, their record now sits at 15-1.
Mid-Buchanan skirted past North Platte 6-4 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mid-Buchanan since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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