Boone County is 2-8 against Ryle since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Boone County Rebels will be staying on the road to face off against the Ryle Raiders at 12:00 p.m.
Boone County is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Covington Catholic on Tuesday. They lost 9-1 to the Colonels.
Meanwhile, Ryle entered their tilt with Bracken County with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Polar Bears on Thursday.
Andrew Roach looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ryle saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xaden Hughes, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Xavier Owens, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Boone County's defeat dropped their record down to 10-18. As for Ryle, they are on a roll lately: they've won 23 of their last 26 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-9 record this season.
Boone County might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Ryle when the teams last played back in April. Can Boone County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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