Bisons secure 'two points' with 7-3 win over Bulls
On a night where the Bisons 'lit the lamp' seven times, it was the four-run sixth inning that helped secure the 7-3 win over Durham in front of 13,809 on Friday's 'Hockey Night at the Ballpark' at Sahlen Field.The win, coupled with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's 5-2 loss in Gwinnett, pulls the Herd
On a night where the Bisons 'lit the lamp' seven times, it was the four-run sixth inning that helped secure the 7-3 win over Durham in front of 13,809 on Friday's 'Hockey Night at the Ballpark' at Sahlen Field.
The win, coupled with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's 5-2 loss in Gwinnett, pulls the Herd to within two games of the RailRiders in the IL North division.
Donning special Blue and Gold jerseys as part of a collaboration with the Buffalo Sabres, the Bisons traded runs with the Bulls through the first five-plus innings of the game before breaking out with the game-winning rally in the sixth.
With the game tied at three,
The speedy outfielder did what he does best and dropped a drag-bunt that was just out of the reach of the Bull's 6' 10" reliever
Five Bisons collected two hits on the night, including
The combination of
The Bisons scored first in the game as Fields singled home Burns for the first time on the night in the second inning. After Durham tied it in the third, the Bisons answered right back when Urena doubled home
Durham answered once again in the fifth before the Bisons took a 3-2 lead on an RBI groundout by
Game two of the three-game series with the Bulls is Saturday night as the Bisons host Superhero Night at the ballpark, presented by Niagara County Community College. First pitch is at 6:05 p.m. TICKETS