Boone waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Osceola Kowboys by a score of 5-1. This was payback for Boone, who suffered a 5-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Boone got a great performance from Kaiden Krak as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Krak has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Andrew Pullum relieved him and did a solid job, pitching two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Luke Mottola was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI and a triple.
On Osceola's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josber Freitez, who went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Boone pushed their record up to 10-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Osceola, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6.
Boone will take on Lake Buena Vista at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Boone's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Lake Buena Vista's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Osceola, they will head out on the road to square off against St. Cloud at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Osceola is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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