If Buford was feeling good fresh off their 14-5 takedown of North Central on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Yellow Jackets took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Nation Ford Falcons on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-4 back in February.
Buford saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Lowery, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Buford's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Nation Ford, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Buford will venture away from home to square off against Parkwood at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Wolf Pack have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed ten runs per game on average), something the Yellow Jackets will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Nation Ford, they will head out on the road to challenge Ardrey Kell at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Falcons 3.7, the Knights 1.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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