The Buford Yellowjackets will be playing at home against the Legion Collegiate Academy Lancers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Buford came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They won by a run and slipped past the Knights 5-4.
The team relied heavily on Brayden Morgan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Mason Deese was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
While Legion Collegiate Academy's win against Carolina Royals wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Legion Collegiate Academy had just enough and edged Carolina Royals out 5-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Legion Collegiate Academy.
Buford pushed their record up to 10-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories, didn't necessarily come from the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 3.7 runs per game. As for Legion Collegiate Academy, they now have a winning record of 6-5-1.
Buford couldn't quite finish off Legion Collegiate Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2021 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for Buford, Roman Edwards (who struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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