The Buford Yellow Jackets narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Hannah-Pamplico Raiders 4-2.
Noah Crump and Jake Milhorn dominated on the mound. Crump pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits, while Milhorn tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, Crump gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since March 6th.
On the hitting side, Buford's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Easton Rollings, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Gavin Love was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Buford's win bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Hannah-Pamplico, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Buford will head out to take on North Central at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Buford is facing North Central at the right time seeing as North Central is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Hannah-Pamplico, they will head out on the road to face off against Green Sea Floyds at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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