The Villages Charter is 2-8 against Buchholz since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Villages Charter Buffalo will look to defend their home field against the Buchholz Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. The Villages Charter will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Last Friday, The Villages Charter earned a 6-2 win over Newberry.
Lincoln Gagne spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Joe Killpatrick, who fired off two home runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Andon Gray, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Buchholz stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Everything went their way against Gainesville as Buchholz made off with a 16-1 victory. The win was nothing new for Buchholz as they're now sitting on three straight.
Noah Hayse was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Cedaris Smith, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
The Villages Charter's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Buchholz, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. The Villages Charter has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Buchholz struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
The Villages Charter came up short against Buchholz in their previous matchup on Tuesday, falling 9-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Buchholz's Wyatt Clarke, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Now that The Villages Charter knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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