The Boone baseball team battled Saydel in a non-conference doubleheader Thursday, June 5, at Memorial Park. 

Boone dropped Game 1, 7-6, but roared back with an 11-5 win in Game 2 to split the series. 

Game 1: Saydel 7, Boone 6 

Dylan England led the charge, collecting three hits, scoring twice, driving in two runs, and stealing a base.

Noah Davies added two hits and a run, while Tyler Lindahl chipped in with two RBIs and a run scored. 

Reid Carr took the loss in relief, recording one strikeout in his outing.  

Game 2: Boone 11, Saydel 5 

Boone bounced back in the nightcap.  

The Toreadors struck early with two runs in the first and three more in the second.  

They added a run in the fourth and exploded for six in the sixth to put the game out of reach. 

England continued his hot streak with two hits, a double, a run scored, and three RBIs.  

Davies had a hit, two runs, three RBIs, and a stolen base. 

Tyce Carlson added two hits and a run, while Cole Bowers and Lindahl each drove in two runs.  

Lindahl also earned the win in relief, striking out three. 

Saydel mounted a brief comeback with four runs in the fourth and one in the seventh, but Boone was victorious. 

With the split, both Boone and Saydel now sit at 8-2 on the season.  

Boone will look to carry the momentum from Game 2 into tonight’s matchup against Ames (9-7), set for 7 p.m. at Memorial Park. 

Jill Lutz reporting