The Borden Braves will head out on the road to challenge the Charlestown Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Borden is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
Borden is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Crothersville (and have done all season long). Borden blew past Crothersville 15-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Borden.
Garrett Schmidt and Zander Keith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Schmidt kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over 4.2 innings pitched. Meanwhile, Keith tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Schmidt scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4, while Keith scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Alex Schuler was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of K.J. Simmons, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Charlestown came up short against Silver Creek on Monday and fell 5-1. Charlestown has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Charlestown saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garrett Titzer, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Borden is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Charlestown, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Borden has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.2 hits per game. However, it's not like Charlestown struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.5. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Borden beat Charlestown 12-9 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Borden since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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