Florence had lost five straight at home, but on Saturday they dropped down to 4-8 to make it six. They lost 16-0 to the Buena Vista Demons. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Huskies of the 13-3 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2022.
As for Buena Vista, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.0 runs over those games.
For Buena Vista's part, not much got past Paul Gallardo, who gave up just a hit and racked up nine Ks to keep Florence off the board. Gallardo has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Buena Vista got a big performance out of Joe Bearss, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Reed Lundy, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Buena Vista beat Florence by a score of 20-7 later that day.
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