The Borden Braves will be playing at home against the Austin Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Borden can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They put the hurt on Henryville with a sharp 10-3 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Borden considering their two-run performance the match before.
Garrett Schmidt was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Schmidt was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing five bases while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Alex Schuler was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. Jayden Gardner was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Austin waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Pirates.
Borden pushed their record up to 10-8 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Austin, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
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