The McEachern Indians will venture away from home to square off against the Buford Wolves at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
McEachern will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Pebblebrook on Friday. McEachern was the clear victors by a 19-4 margin over Pebblebrook. The Indians haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Malachi Butler was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Leandro Sanchez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
McEachern hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Buford waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Black Knights with a sharp 22-1 victory. The contest marked the Wolves' most dominant win of the season so far.
McEachern's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Buford, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
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