Dove Creek was led to victory by Gage Buffington, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Saturday. Buffington turned in nothing short of a gem: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Buffington's strong effort led Dove Creek over Grand Valley and he'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Buffington has dominated as far as ERA are concerned (he's averaged .00 per game this season), but he's got his work cut out for him considering Grand Valley has only allowed 2.9 per game this season.
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