The Daniel Boone Trailblazers will head out to face off against the Oak Ridge Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Daniel Boone's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victors by an 18-0 margin over Smoky Mountain. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trailblazers.
Jackson McCurry
| 04/18/25 @ Smoky Mountain | 3 |
| 03/10/25 vs Oneida | 2 |
| 04/05/25 vs Maryville | 1 |
| 03/15/25 @ Seymour | 1 |
| 03/14/25 vs Jefferson County | 1 |
Daniel Boone let T J Leonard and Jackson McCurry run wild. Leonard went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, one triple, and one stolen base, while McCurry went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those three stolen bases gave McCurry a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Orth, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Daniel Boone kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Oak Ridge had already won 13 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it 14 on Friday. They blew past the Hilltoppers 11-2. Oak Ridge's victory was all the more impressive since the Hilltoppers were averaging only 3.42 runs allowed on the season.
Oak Ridge pushed their record up to 25-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Daniel Boone, their record is now 22-8-1.
Daniel Boone suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Oak Ridge in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can the Trailblazers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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