Baseball Preview: Borah Lions vs. Owyhee Storm
Borah is 0-4 against Owyhee since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Borah Lions will be staying on the road to face off against the Owyhee Storm at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Borah is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Boise, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Borah was ranked 16th). Borah never let Boise onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Owyhee had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it 13 on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with an 11-1 victory. Owyhee might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten games by six runs or more this season.
Owyhee got a massive performance out of Gage Haws, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Keagan Kelly, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Borah's win bumped their record up to 14-10. As for Owyhee, they pushed their record up to 19-2 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Borah has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Owyhee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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