The Buford Yellowjackets will challenge the Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Buford is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
Buford stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-2 margin over Asheville. Nine seems to be a good number for Buford as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Hunter Gainey tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gavin Love relieved him and did a solid job, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Jayden Mckenzie was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Brayden Morgan was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Rush-Henrietta suffered a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of Gonzaga on Thursday.
Rush-Henrietta saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Richards, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Buford pushed their record up to 12-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Rush-Henrietta, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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