The Hagerty Huskies will square off against the Boone Braves at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hagerty's pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so Boone's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Hagerty fell victim to Lyman and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Greyhounds by a score of 1-0. It was the first time this season that the Huskies let down their fans at home.
Hagerty had to settle for second despite strong performances on the mound from N. Adkins and M. Alfonso Adkins tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits, while Alfonso pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time Adkins hasn't allowed a single hit since back in February.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Boone had no problem doing just that on Monday. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 13-2 win. The Braves' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Kurtis Harper tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Boone is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-9 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Boone got a massive performance out of Micah Arroyo, who went 2-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and one RBI. The Braves are 4-1 when Arroyo posts two or more runs, but 7-9 otherwise. Leyton Seidl was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Boone was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
The victory (which was Boone's third in a row) raised their record to 11-10. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Hagerty, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-3-1.
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