Baseball Preview: Borah Lions vs. Centennial Patriots
Borah is 10-0 against Centennial since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Borah Lions will look to defend their home field against the Centennial Patriots at 6:30 p.m. Borah is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Borah stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on Meridian with a sharp 9-1 victory. Nine seems to be a good number for Borah as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Tate Kubena made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Kubena was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryan Gross, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4. Keijen Shearer was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Centennial's offense. They suffered a rough 7-0 loss at the hands of Eagle on Friday.
Borah has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Centennial, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.
Borah was able to grind out a solid victory over Centennial when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 3-0. Does Borah have another victory up their sleeve, or will Centennial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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