The Borden Braves will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Central Rebels at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Borden is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against New Albany on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. Borden has struggled against New Albany recently, as their match on Wednesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, South Central sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 win over Eastern on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for South Central.
South Central let Ronnie Renn and Christian Kiper loose on the outfield. Renn scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-4, while Kiper scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Renn is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Cole Thomas, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Borden's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for South Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Borden beat South Central 12-7 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Borden repeat their success, or does South Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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