West Boca Raton has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Bishop Moore Hornets at 8:30 a.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, West Boca Raton was able to grind out a solid victory over Flagler Palm Coast, taking the game 11-6.
Max McDougall looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Austin Weissman was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. Alan Hernandez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bishop Moore earned an 8-4 win over American Heritage on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bishop Moore.
Aaron Reabe was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Reabe has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Reabe was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Jake Helms looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Kai Lwin was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kort McLean, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
West Boca Raton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Bishop Moore, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Boca Raton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bishop Moore struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went West Boca Raton's way against Bishop Moore in their previous meeting on Monday as West Boca Raton made off with a 7-1 win. Will West Boca Raton repeat their success, or does Bishop Moore have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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