The Boone Braves will be playing at home against the Winter Park Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Boone sitting on six straight wins and Winter Park on five.
Boone stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Lake Buena Vista as Boone made off with an 11-1 victory.
Leo Reina looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jackson Lynch, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was James Crews, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Winter Park gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Trinity Prep by a score of 5-2.
Jake Eisert was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Boone's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-3. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.1 runs per game. As for Winter Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season.
Winter Park's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Boone has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .456. It's a different story for Winter Park, though, as they've only averaged .319. Will they be able to contain Boone's hitters?
Boone came out on top in a nail-biter against Winter Park in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, sneaking past 8-7. Will Boone repeat their success, or does Winter Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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