The Buchholz Bobcats will face off against the Pace Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Buchholz sitting on seven straight wins and Pace on four.
Buchholz is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand New Smyrna Beach a 9-0 shutout. Buchholz might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 matches by six runs or more this season.
Aidan Kastensmidt was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Kastensmidt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Kastensmidt was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Kastensmidt wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Wilkie, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Justin Williams, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, Pace sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Fleming Island on Tuesday.
Buchholz's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-8. As for Pace, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Buchholz came up short against Pace when the teams last played back in May of 2021, falling 9-5. Can Buchholz avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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