The Western Boone Stars will head out on the road to take on the Hamilton Heights Huskies at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Western Boone will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
On Thursday, Western Boone beat Bethesda Christian 8-3.
Hunter Brose looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Quinn Westerfeld was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Gavin Hawkins was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hamilton Heights came up short against Lapel on Thursday and fell 6-1. Hamilton Heights has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hamilton Heights saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Micheal, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Western Boone has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Hamilton Heights, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Western Boone has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Hamilton Heights struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Western Boone beat Hamilton Heights 8-4 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Western Boone since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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