Western Boone's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Crawfordsville Athenians. This was payback for Western Boone, who suffered a 10-6 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Bryce Kopriva spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Western Boone saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Jackson, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
On Crawfordsville's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Kale Wemer gave up two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up 12 Ks.
Even though they lost, Crawfordsville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Western Boone only tossed seven.
Western Boone's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Crawfordsville, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-7.
Western Boone will have a chance to go back-to-back against Crawfordsville: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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