Western Boone is 2-8 against Lebanon since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Western Boone Stars are on the road again to play the Lebanon Tigers at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
Western Boone is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Tri-West Hendricks on Friday. They fell just short of the Bruins by a score of 3-1.
Bryce Kopriva was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Western Boone saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Jackson, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, Lebanon fell victim to Crawfordsville and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Athenians by a score of 2-0. Lebanon has struggled against Crawfordsville recently, as their contest on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Western Boone's defeat dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Lebanon, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13.
Everything went Western Boone's way against Lebanon in their previous matchup back in April as Western Boone made off with a 12-0 win. Does Western Boone have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lebanon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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