Baseball Preview: Chiles Timberwolves vs. Buchholz Bobcats
The Chiles Timberwolves will head out on the road to square off against the Buchholz Bobcats at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Chiles' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Buchholz's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Chiles fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Thomas County Central on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Yellow Jackets by a score of 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Chiles has scored all season.
Chiles saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Saunder Dinkelman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Buchholz stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past Fleming Island 15-3. The high-scoring effort was just what Buchholz needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
The team relied heavily on Cedaris Smith, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Kai So was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Chiles' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-7. As for Buchholz, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Chiles came out on top in a nail-biter against Buchholz when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chiles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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