Baseball Preview: Windermere Wolverines vs. Boone Braves
Windermere is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Boone is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Windermere Wolverines will take on the Boone Braves at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Windermere stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand West Orange a 10-0 shutout.
Windermere got a great performance from Connor Fink as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Fink has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jose Calzadilla was a standout: he scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Rodriguez, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Boone beat Olympia 10-6 on Monday.
Collin Lock looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned run or hits.
At the plate, Ty Higgins and Luke Mottola did most of the damage at the plate: Higgins scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Mottola scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Benjamin Brackett, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Windermere has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Boone, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Windermere has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Boone struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Windermere's way against Boone when the teams last played back in March of 2020 as Windermere made off with a 10-0 victory. Will Windermere repeat their success, or does Boone have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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