Baseball Recap: 11 Straight Home Wins for Buchholz

Buchholz put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Santa Fe Raiders. For the Bobcats, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 win the Raiders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2021.

Buchholz let Stuart Ding and Blake Brewer run wild. Ding went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double, while Brewer scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. What's more, Ding posted two hits, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Cedaris Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.

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Previous Games (Home)

02/21/25 vs Santa Fe	7-2
02/18/25 vs Suwannee	8-6
02/14/25 vs Columbia	8-0
05/14/24 vs Hagerty	1-0
05/10/24 vs Pace	3-2
+ 6 more games

Buchholz pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs over those games. As for Santa Fe, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Buchholz will take on North Marion at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Buchholz is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for Santa Fe, they will square off against Dunnellon at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Dunnellon also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 6.7 runs per game.