Baseball Recap: Booneville Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory

Blue Devils

Margin (Wins)

03/03/25 vs Calhoun City	14
02/18/25 vs Pine Grove	14
02/18/25 vs Pine Grove	13
03/28/25 vs Belmont	10
03/11/25 vs Calhoun City	10

Booneville won the last time they faced Belmont and things went their way on Friday too. The Blue Devils blew past the Cardinals 15-5. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by seven runs or more this season.

The team relied heavily on Colin Flurry, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Booneville's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 5-12 when he doesn't). Bryson Saylors also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Booneville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

The victory was the third in a row for Booneville, bringing their record up to 8-13. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Belmont, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost ten of their last 11 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season.

Booneville has already played their next contest (against Ripley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Belmont, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Mantachie on the 1st.