The Buford Yellowjackets will challenge the North Lincoln Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Buford comes in on seven and North Lincoln on four.
Buford can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Asheville 9-2. Nine seems to be a good number for Buford as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Buford got a great performance from Hunter Gainey as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Gainey 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, tossing 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, North Lincoln can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Rush-Henrietta as North Lincoln made off with an 11-4 win.
The team relied heavily on Chad Matthews, who went 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Logan Sammons, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Buford's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1. As for North Lincoln, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
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