The Chiles Timberwolves will face off against the Leon Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Chiles is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs last Thursday, they were much more limited against Lincoln on Thursday. They fell 6-1 to the Trojans.
Chiles saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Lawson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Leon put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Wakulla as Leon made off with an 8-1 win. While the Lions didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Baker Safley made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Safley was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kolbe Baker, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Connor Borges was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-3.
Leon pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Chiles, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Chiles was able to grind out a solid win over Leon in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 11-7. Does Chiles have another victory up their sleeve, or will Leon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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