Western Boone and Clinton Central are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Western Boone Stars are on the road again on Saturday to play the Clinton Central Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Western Boone's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Frankfort on Thursday. They fell just short of the Hot Dogs by a score of 1-0.
Bryce Kopriva was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 8.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Clinton Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 7-2 to Carroll.
Clinton Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson O'Brien, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Western Boone's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Clinton Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9-1.
Western Boone came up short against Clinton Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 7-4. Can Western Boone avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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