Milby is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Spring Woods is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Buffs will host the Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Milby's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Spring Woods' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
While Milby's victory against Carnegie Vanguard wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Buffs' pitchers stepped up to hand the Rhinos a 1-0 shutout on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Buffs in their matchups with the Rhinos: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, Spring Woods won against Sterling on Wednesday with 13 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Tigers put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 13-2 victory. Considering the Tigers have won eight matchups by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Jack Lafleur, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Bernardo Ramirez, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Spring Woods is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Milby, their victory bumped their record up to 17-7.
Everything went Milby's way against Spring Woods in their previous matchup back in March of 2017, as Milby made off with a 10-0 win. Do the Buffs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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