Baseball Game Preview: Eden Prairie Goes

Eden Prairie had a three-game homestand but will have to dust off its road jersey soon. They will face the Buffalo Bison on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Both teams enter the match strengthened by their victories in their previous matches.

Wednesday was close, but Eden Prairie got around St. Michael-Albertville for a 3-2 victory.

Meanwhile, Buffalo entered Wednesday’s game having lost six games in a row, but that streak is now behind us. They had just enough and beat Edina 9-8.

Buffalo got a strong performance from Caleb Johnson pitching five innings while allowing just one earned run (and three unearned) on five hits.

At the plate, Jack Henry was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while reaching base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player who made the difference was Dolen Brisk, who scored two points while going 2 for 4.

Eden Prairie’s victory improved its record to 6-4. As for Buffalo, their victory ended a seven-game road drought and puts them at 2-10.

Eden Prairie bypassed Buffalo 6-4 in their previous matchup in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in this game was Johnson, who struck out nine batters in five innings while allowing just two earned (and four unearned) runs in seven hits. Now that it has a second chance to win this game, will Eden Prairie still be able to contain Johnson? Check MaxPreps.com after the game to find out.

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