Baseball Preview: Daniel Boone Blazers vs. Fleetwood Tigers
After three games on the road, Daniel Boone is heading back home. They will take on the Fleetwood Tigers at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Daniel Boone is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Daniel Boone was not the first on the board on Wednesday, but they got there more often. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Spring Grove 6-5.
Blake Jeitles looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hayden Lee, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Maddox Roy, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fleetwood pushed their score all the way to ten on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Governor Mifflin by a score of 11-10. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Fleetwood in their matchups with Governor Mifflin: they've now lost five in a row.
Daniel Boone pushed their record up to 6-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Fleetwood, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2.
Daniel Boone beat Fleetwood 10-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Does Daniel Boone have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fleetwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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