Buffalo is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Clever is on a seven-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Bison will host the Blue Jays at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Buffalo came up short against Fair Grove on Thursday, falling 9-1. The Bison have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Clever earned an 8-4 win over Exeter on Monday.
Ava Mittag made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Piper Steele and Savannah Cheney did most of the damage at the plate: Steele scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Cheney went 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That triple was Cheney's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Autumn Thrasher, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-5.
Clever was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in four consecutive games.
Clever is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Buffalo, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
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