Bucklin entered their tilt with Minneola with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Minneola Wildcats 4-3. That's two games straight that Bucklin has won by just one run.
Leighton Konrade tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Bucklin saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izaiah Pearce, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
On Minneola's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Miller, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Minneola didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Bucklin's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Minneola, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Bucklin beat Minneola by a score of 10-9 later that day.
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