With a playoff game on the line, Western Boone rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Lebanon Tigers with a sharp 15-5 win. The result was nothing new for Western Boone, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Western Boone got a massive performance out of Jackson Grimes, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Jackson, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
On Lebanon's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wesley Byrd, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Western Boone is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Lebanon, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-14.
Western Boone is on the road again on Thursday to play Danville at 5:30 p.m. Western Boone is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. Lebanon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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