Baseball Recap: Boise's Losing Streak Is a Thing of the Past

Brave

Previous 5 Games

04/10/25 @ Meridian	15-2
04/08/25 vs Kuna	5-9
04/04/25 @ Eagle	0-15
04/03/25 vs Centennial	0-16
04/02/25 @ Capital	2-5

Boise played in-conference for the first time on Thursday and got just the result they were looking for. Everything went their way against the Meridian Warriors as they made off with a 15-2 win. With that victory, the Brave brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.

Aidric Bird looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Those hits marked the first that he allowed this season.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brody Newbery, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Rodriguez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and one stolen base.

Boise always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

With the win, Boise broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-7. As for Meridian, their loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-14.

Coming up, Boise will welcome Middleton at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The Brave's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Vikings have averaged an impressive 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Meridian, they will square off against Borah at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.