Spartans
| 03/31/25 @ Wellington | 12 |
| 03/31/25 @ Wellington | 8 |
| 03/27/25 vs El Dorado | 4 |
| 03/27/25 vs El Dorado | 8 |
| 03/26/25 @ Andover Central | 5 |
| + 2 more games |
Collegiate and Buhler are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. Collegiate is taking a road trip to take on Buhler at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Collegiate is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Collegiate is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Wellington by a score of 12-7 on Monday. The Spartans have beaten the Crusaders the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Crusaders has come to flipping the script.
The team relied heavily on Max Williams, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Maddox Drumright, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Williams wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Collegiate kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. Collegiate is 2-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Buhler came tearing into Monday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Thunderbirds get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory. While the Crusaders didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-10), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Buhler's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Collegiate, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Everything went Collegiate's way against Buhler in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Collegiate made off with a 15-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Collegiate 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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