The Eagle Mustangs will square off against the Borah Lions at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eagle has four straight wins, Borah has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Eagle is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Boise, who was ranked 20th at the time (Eagle was ranked 12th). The Mustangs were the clear victors by a 19-6 margin over the Brave on Friday. The Mustangs' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Eagle got a massive performance out of Brayden Lame, who went 2-for-4 with four runs, three RBI, and two doubles. That's the most RBI Lame has posted since back in March of 2025. Another player making a difference was Sam Palfreyman, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with four RBI, one triple, and one run.
Eagle always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .580. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Borah came up short against Centennial on Friday and fell 5-2.
Borah saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Meimann, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Borah's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Eagle, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Eagle couldn't quite finish off Borah when the teams last played back in April of 2025 and fell 3-1. Will the Mustangs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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