The Buford Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to take on the Union Academy Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Things were looking good for Buford after they put the first runs on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Andrew Jackson by a score of 4-2. The Yellow Jackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jackson Sellers was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Sellers wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Lowery, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI. Easton Rollings was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Union Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against South Stanly, falling 14-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Cardinals have suffered since March 12th.
Buford's record is now 12-5. As for Union Academy, their record now sits at 6-11.
Everything went Buford's way against Union Academy in their previous meeting back in March of 2020, as Buford made off with a 12-5 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Yellow Jackets since the team 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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