Last Friday night, Tates Creek traveled to Boyle to face the Rebels. Tates Creek was a challenging opponent and a win we wanted to get after losing to them last year. Sadly, the team fell short of this goal and took as loss with a final score of 7-5.
This game does not necessarily reflect in the score, though. The Rebels were missing all of their seniors, except for Braylon Booker. This roster loss did make an impact because seniors occupy 7/9 starting spots. Despite this loss, the Rebels played pretty well. For many players it was their first start this year and for some, it was their first start ever. In the final inning the Rebs scored four runs to make it 7-5, tightening the gap between them and Tates Creek, with a runner on second. They were one huge hit away from tying it up and going into extra innings.
When asked his mentality going into the game, junior Colin Wise said, “I knew it was going to be a struggle but I trusted we were gonna play our hardest and I feel like we did. Not getting to play too often, everyone wanted to prove what they had, so we came out to play. Obviously, it is always a bummer to lose, but I’m proud of our fight.”
The Rebs will take on Garrard County on Monday at 6. This is a huge game because Garrard is ranked first in the district. If Boyle can pull out a win they will take the lead in the standings and get a better seed in the off-season.
