Softball Game Preview: Buchholz Bobcats vs. Leon Lions

The Buchholz Bobcats will head out to square off against the Leon Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Leon took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Buchholz, who comes in off a win.

Buchholz is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Rickards on Friday as they made off with an 18-2 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Juliana Abraham

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/04/25 @ Rickards	6
02/26/25 vs P.K. Yonge	5
03/08/24 @ North Marion	5
03/03/25 vs Forest	4
02/20/25 @ Interlachen	4

Juliana Abraham was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs. Those six RBI gave her a new career-high. Madison Blackford was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

Buchholz was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rickards only posted a batting average of .182.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Leon was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They lost 8-2 to Madison County. The Lions' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

Leon saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lamonika Sims, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.

Leon's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Buchholz, their victory bumped their record up to 10-6.

Buchholz came out on top in a nail-biter against Leon in their previous meeting back in April of 2017, sneaking past 6-5. Will the Bobcats repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.