Buffalo Grove won the last time they faced Wheeling, and things went their way on Monday too. Everything went the Buffalo Grove Bison's way against the Wheeling Wildcats as the Buffalo Grove Bison made off with a 9-1 win.
Payton Diaz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on six hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Zach Picciola, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Jonah Pomerantz was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Wheeling's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Neukirch, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Buffalo Grove has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11-1 record this season. As for Wheeling, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-15.
Buffalo Grove will have a chance to go back-to-back against Wheeling: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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