The New Smyrna Beach Barracudas will head out on the road to take on the Buchholz Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
New Smyrna Beach is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Oviedo an 8-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but New Smyrna Beach sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Tate Haag made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 6.2 innings pitched. Haag was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with six RBI, two doubles, and a run.
In other batting news, Derek West was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Buchholz put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Fleming Island as Buchholz made off with a 6-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Buchholz who now have six in a row.
Wyatt Clarke looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kai So was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBI.
New Smyrna Beach is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season. As for Buchholz, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-8.
New Smyrna Beach suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Buchholz in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Can New Smyrna Beach avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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