Western Boone is 0-10 against Lebanon since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Western Boone Stars will be playing at home against the Lebanon Tigers at 12:00 p.m. Western Boone will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Western Boone scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They blew past Fountain Central 21-7. The result was nothing new for Western Boone, who have now won three matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Gavin Hawkins made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hawkins was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Western Boone let Quinn Westerfeld and Carter Marcum loose on the outfield. Westerfeld went 3-for-6 with four RBI, two runs, and a double, while Marcum scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Luke Jackson, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Lebanon's offense. They fell victim to a tough 10-0 loss at the hands of New Palestine in their second game on Saturday. Lebanon's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Western Boone has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Lebanon, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3.
Western Boone might still be hurting after the 21-1 defeat they got from Lebanon in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Western Boone, Jacob Susong (who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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