The Buckfield Bucks will head out on the road to square off against the Richmond Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Buckfield's pitching crew has only allowed 0.6 runs per game this season, so Richmond's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Buckfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Leavitt, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Buckfield was ranked fourth). Buckfield fell just short of Leavitt by a score of 4-3 on Monday. Buckfield's loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 19 runs the game before, Richmond was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They fell just short of Valley by a score of 2-1.
Having lost for the first time this season, Buckfield fell to 7-1. As for Richmond, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
Everything went Buckfield's way against Richmond when the teams last played back in April as Buckfield made off with an 18-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Buckfield since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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