Buffalo Grove Suffers Loss

It’s difficult to turn regular season success into playoff victories, a fact Buffalo Grove can now relate to. They lost 9-0 to the Stevenson Patriots on Saturday. Buffalo Grove hasn’t had much luck with Stevenson recently, as the team has come up short in the last four meetings.

For Stevenson’s part, they got an excellent performance from Ben Fawcett as he allowed no earned runs and just one hit in five innings pitched. Fawcett has been nothing short of reliable on the mound: he hasn’t allowed more than one walk in six consecutive appearances as a pitcher.

On the hitting side, Frank Costabile was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three doubles, two RBIs and a run. The team also received help from Sam Adelman, who scored two points while going 2-for-3.

Buffalo Grove’s loss dropped its record to 18-16-1. As for Stevenson, the victory gave them their second straight victory and brings their season record to 24-13.

Buffalo Grove has no more games scheduled at this time. As for Stevenson, they will look to defend their home field Wednesday against Libertyville at 4:30 p.m. Libertyville’s pitching staff has allowed just 3.2 runs per game this season, so Stevenson’s hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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