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Baseball loses 18 game win streak to Garrard

Monday night, Boyle faced up against the top team in the district and the second best team in the region, Garrard County. Boyle County being the second best team in the district and fourth in the region made this a very important match-up in the 12th region.

Boyle, traveling to Garrard County, allowed one run in the first off of an impressive home run to left field from Elleman. Boyle takes the lead though, in the top of the second, with Coleman Stuart doubling, Brayden West reaching on an error, Brayson Claunch being walked, Cameron Owens hitting a single to bring Coleman Stewart home, and Sage Dawson hitting a sacrifice fly to center field to bring home Brayden West! However, Garrard bounces back incredibly, bringing in five runs with four of them being from a grand slam. Garrard didn’t take their foot off the gas in the next two innings, bringing in two runs in the third, and two runs in the fourth.

For Boyle, Logan Marsee opened the pitching for 2.2 innings, with Josh Cool relieving him, and Logan Perry closing. Some impressive performances from the Rebels include Coleman Stewart going three for three, hitting a double and bringing in a run, Cameron Owens getting an important hit in the second and being walked, and Logan Marsee being walked twice and recording one hit on the night.

Overall, a tough game for the Rebels because they played very well, but Garrard had an impressive night, including the five runs from home runs. Boyle will have another chance at Garrard tonight though, this time at home, hoping to start a new winning streak like the 18 game streak that this loss broke!

Rebs lose a battle to the Commodores

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.

Boyle completes the sweep on Lincoln!

After beating Lincoln 11-1 the night before, Boyle was at home vs. Lincoln. Boyle was 14-6 going into the game and Lincoln was 7-12.

Logan Parnass started and finished the game on the mound, pitching all seven innings, allowing seven hits, and only one run off of a home run to deep right field. He also recorded five strikeouts, with an overall very impressive performance.

Boyle started off the game very hot, getting three singles in a row and bringing in two runs! Boyle then brought in a third run, and after Lincoln’s home run in the top of the fourth, Boyle brought home two runs to extend the lead to 5-1. After that Lincoln hit a roadblock with hitting, but Boyle kept hitting the ball very well with one run in the sixth and two in the seventh. Boyle had very aggressive base running all night, stealing a impressive total of 15 bases on the night!

Josh Cool, a player who was subbed in as Designated Hitter, said “The game went well, we made good plays in the field, our pitcher threw strikes and got outs. We left runners in scoring position that we definitely should have gotten across to score, and we had too many strikeouts, so that’s something for us to work out before the next game.”

Overall, a great performance from the Rebels!! They will play again Friday against Tates Creek at home!!

The Dragons take down the Rebels

This Monday, Boyle faced up against Green County, a team that was 11-5 and on a 3 game winning streak. Boyle was 13-6 at the time. Boyle pitched Josh Cool for 6 innings, with Brayson Claunch closing out the game.

Green County came out very hot scoring 2 runs in the first, but Boyle pulled one run back in the 2nd inning. Green County stayed hot though scoring 1 run in the fourth and 2 in the sixth. Boyle County scored 2 in the 7th to start a comeback, but it was too little too late and Boyle lost the game.

The Rebels will meet again tomorrow, traveling to Lincoln County. Come out and support our Rebels!

Rebels rock the Patriots on the road

Tuesday night, the Rebels traveled to Lincoln County to face the Patriots. This was the first game of their two-game series and an important win for the Rebels. The Rebels took care of business, run-ruling the Patriots in the sixth with a score of 11-1.

While this win was not unexpected, it was still a big game for the Rebs. All district games are crucial for postseason play, so the Rebels brought their A-game. As a team, the Rebels had a tough night with hitting, but it did not hinder them because they got 11 bases on walk and scored the runners with timely hits when they got on.

Brayden West, pitcher, who threw all six innings, a total of 92 pitches, said, “When I’m on the mound I get locked in, I’m not thinking about how my arm feels too much. The most important thing is throwing strikes and getting outs for the team After the game I always do arm-care and ice.”

The Rebels will take on Lincoln County again on Wednesday at home, hoping to sweep this District Series.