After three games on the road, Boone Central is heading back home. They will host the Twin River Titans at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Boone Central was able to grind out a solid win over Logan View/Scribner-Snyder, taking the game 8-4.
Meanwhile, Twin River had already won 13 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it 14 on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Highway 91 a 13-0 shutout. The Titans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by seven runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Kaleigh Rickard, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of JLee Van Driel, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Twin River was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .345 or higher in seven consecutive contests.
The victory got Boone Central back to even at 4-4. As for Twin River, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2.
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