The Stuarts Draft Cougars will face off against the Buffalo Gap Bison at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Stuarts Draft is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Stuarts Draft is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 20-1 margin over Staunton on Tuesday. With that victory, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 7.2 runs per game.
Lillian Krieg
| 04/08/25 @ Staunton | 1 |
| 04/01/25 @ Waynesboro | 1 |
| 03/22/25 vs Central Woodstock | 1 |
Lillian Krieg made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4. She also put up a double, which was her first of the season.
In other batting news, Sierra Whetsel was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Madison Mason was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four runs and four RBI.
Stuarts Draft kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Buffalo Gap had taken Fort Defiance down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. The Bison lost 18-8 to the Indians. That's two games in a row now that the Bison have lost by exactly ten runs.
Stuarts Draft pushed their record up to 4-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Buffalo Gap, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2.
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