Buford came tearing into Friday's match with 16 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Cheraw Braves 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Buford, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Austin Catledge was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Brayden Morgan, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Cheraw's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Byrd, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Buford pushed their record up to 22-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Cheraw, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-6.
Buford will head out on the road to challenge Lugoff-Elgin at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lugoff-Elgin: 3.1, Buford: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Cheraw, they will be playing at home against Woodland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cheraw is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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