The Western Boone Stars will head out on the road to challenge the Bethesda Christian Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Western Boone will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Crawfordsville, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Western Boone won by a run and slipped past Crawfordsville 7-6. That's two games straight that Western Boone has won by just one run.
Jackson Grimes was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Carter Marcum was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Bethesda Christian can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Purdue Broad Ripple as Bethesda Christian made off with a 17-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Bethesda Christian who now have three in a row.
The win made it two in a row for Western Boone and bumps their season record up to 11-6. As for Bethesda Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season.
Western Boone took their victory against Bethesda Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Western Boone since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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