Cross County hasn't had much luck against Buffalo Island Central recently, but that could start to change on Monday. Cross County will head out to challenge Buffalo Island Central at 5:00 p.m.
Cross County came into this matchup off a tough 11-run loss on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Harrisburg by a score of 5-3 on Saturday. The Thunderbirds just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Troy Wallis
| 03/29/25 vs Harrisburg | 2 |
| 03/12/25 @ West Memphis | 1 |
| 03/03/25 vs Palestine-Wheatley | 1 |
| 04/04/24 vs East Poinsett County | 1 |
| 03/08/24 @ Palestine-Wheatley | 1 |
Troy Wallis was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Buffalo Island Central and Bay meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again last Thursday. Buffalo Island Central's pitchers stepped up to hand Bay an 11-0 shutout. Considering the Mustangs have won four matches by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Buffalo Island Central now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Cross County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Cross County couldn't quite finish off Buffalo Island Central when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 3-1. Can Cross County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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