New Buffalo suffers a loss

New Buffalo was unable to get out of its bad patch on Wednesday as the team suffered its fourth consecutive defeat. They narrowly fell to the Buchanan Bucks by a score of 8-7. The result was an unpleasant reminder for New Buffalo of the 22-1 defeat they suffered in the two men’s previous head-to-head in May 2021.

On Buchanan’s side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ari Johnson, who went 2 for 3 with a triple, two RBIs and a run. The team also received help from Connor Billington, who scored a point while going 2-for-4.

New Buffalo’s loss dropped their record to 12-14. As for Buchanan, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and moved them to 11-20.

New Buffalo is on the road again Saturday to take on Michigan Lutheran at 10:00 a.m. Michigan Lutheran is strutting around with some scoring muscle as it has averaged 8.1 points per game this season. As for Buchanan, they will face Brandywine on Saturday at 12 p.m. Brandywine’s pitching staff has allowed just 3.2 runs per game this season, so Buchanan’s hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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