Lanesville is 2-8 against Borden since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Eagles will take on the Braves at 1:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lanesville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Rock Creek Academy as they made off with an 18-1 victory. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Jaxson Payne made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs. Lanesville is undefeated when Payne posts two or more runs, but 4-11 otherwise.
Nolyn Hall
| 05/29/25 vs Rock Creek Academy | 5 |
| 05/08/25 @ New Washington | 3 |
| 05/01/25 vs Henryville | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ Corydon Central | 2 |
| 04/12/25 @ Scottsburg | 2 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nolyn Hall, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. CJ Wiseman was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI.
Lanesville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rock Creek Academy only managed five hits.
Meanwhile, Borden never let their opponents score on Thursday. They blew past Henryville 16-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Braves considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Borden has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Lanesville, their win bumped their record up to 9-11.
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