Baseball Preview: Western Boone Stars vs. Southmont Mounties
After two games on the road, Western Boone is heading back home. They will take on the Southmont Mounties at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Western Boone lost 19-7 to Clinton Central on Saturday. Even though they lost, Western Boone's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.1 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Carter Marcum made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Bryce Kopriva was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Southmont might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 11-1 to Lebanon, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Southmont has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Southmont saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colton Cory, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Western Boone's defeat dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Southmont, their loss dropped their record down to 1-15.
Everything went Western Boone's way against Southmont in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Western Boone made off with a 10-1 victory. Does Western Boone have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southmont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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