Buchanan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the Three Rivers Wildcats by a score of 6-5. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Buchanan of the 11-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Friday.
Buchanan saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Lewis-Schadler, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ari Johnson, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Buchanan's defeat dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Three Rivers, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10-1 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Buchanan is on the road again on Monday to play Kalamazoo Christian at 4:30 p.m. Kalamazoo Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Buchanan's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Three Rivers, they will head out on the road to challenge Otsego at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Three Rivers has three straight victories, Otsego has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
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