Baseball Game Recap: Buffalo Suffers Loss

If Buffalo was in great shape after its 8-2 victory against Hopkins last Wednesday, its last game may have dampened its morale a little. The Buffalo Bison suffered a 4-1 hit in the loss column against the St. Michael-Albertville Knights on Thursday. Buffalo hasn’t had much luck with St. Michael-Albertville recently, as the team has fallen short in the last five meetings.

Even though they lost, Buffalo didn’t let batters stay at the plate long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outscored their opponents in that department as St. Michael-Albertville only threw three.

For St. Michael-Albertville, Jacob Baetsen spent all seven innings on the mound, and the reason is clear: he allowed only one earned run on three hits. Baetsen has been nothing short of reliable: he hasn’t thrown fewer than five innings in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, St. Michael-Albertville’s victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Zach Zanetti, who scored a point while going 2-for-4.

Buffalo’s loss dropped their record to 5-16. As for St. Michael-Albertville, they now have a winning record of 10-9.

Buffalo has no more games scheduled at this time. As for St. Michael-Albertville, they will play at home against Eden Prairie on Friday at 4:30 p.m.

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