Baseball Game Preview: Boone Braves vs. University Cougars

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Previous Games

02/25/26 - Away	11-4 W
04/14/25 - Neutral	13-2 W
04/10/25 - Away	5-4 W
03/11/25 - Home	5-3 W
04/04/24 - Away	9-4 W
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Boone has gone 9-1 against University recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Braves will take on the Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Boone is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.

Horizon hit Boone with a four-run fourth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Braves took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hawks.

Boone saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Schultz, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for University, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Colonial by a score of 5-2 on Thursday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

The team relied heavily on Jorge Martinez, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja'Khi Starling, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

University's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 5-10. As for Boone, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.

Boone got the 'W' when the teams last played back in February against University by a conclusive 11-4 score. Do the Braves have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.