Danville is 8-2 against Western Boone since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Danville Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Western Boone Stars at 12:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Danville is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 15-5 margin over Covington on Monday. With that victory, Danville brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Garrett Groce and Owen Benson did most of the damage at the plate: Groce went 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Benson scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Skylar Armour, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Western Boone stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against Clinton Prairie as Western Boone made off with a 12-4 win. With that victory, Western Boone brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Western Boone also got a great performance from Hunter Brose as he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, Western Boone let Quinn Westerfeld and Cole Wiley loose on the outfield. Westerfeld went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Wiley went 3-for-4 with five RBI and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Jackson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Danville's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-5. As for Western Boone, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
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