Baseball Preview: Boone Braves vs. Olympia Titans
The Boone Braves will head out on the road to square off against the Olympia Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
While Boone couldn't quite beat West Orange on Wednesday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the six-point defeat they were dealt on Monday. Boone fell just short of West Orange by a score of 3-1. Boone has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kaiden Krak was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Boone saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Hutson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Boone hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Orange struck out 11 times.
Meanwhile, Olympia unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-2 walloping at the hands of Windermere.
Boone's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Olympia, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Boone has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Olympia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Boone suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Olympia when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Boone avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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