The Daniel Boone Trailblazers will square off against the Oneida Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Daniel Boone knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Oneida likes a good challenge.
Daniel Boone fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against William Blount on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Governors by a score of 14-13. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Trailblazers, who until this contest were averaging 3.67 runs allowed.
Ben Stevens put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Stevens was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Will Stewart led a balanced group of hitters, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Quinlan Held, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Oneida earned an 8-3 victory over Cumberland Gap on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Indians have won by exactly five runs.
Like Daniel Boone, Oneida also got a great game from a two-way player: Carter Daugherty. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Daugherty was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Daugherty wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Eli Rector, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
With the defeat, Daniel Boone broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Oneida, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
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