BOONVILLE, NY - It is rare when everything follows the plan. 

Expect the unexpected is a mantra that seeps into our consciousness from a young age. 

But Boonville (19-20-1) turned its expectations into reality tonight at East Field, defeating Glens Falls (11-27) 14-3 – Boonville’s fourth run-rule victory in the teams’ season series. 

However, victory wasn’t the Lumberjacks’ only feat. 

Infielder Andy Perez broke the PGCBL stolen base record, snagging his 44th of the season to surpass PGCBL alumnus David Silva Jr. in the top of the sixth.  

The Orange City, Florida, local had patiently waited for the record-breaking moment, with stagnant baserunning performances inhibiting him from shattering the mark sooner. 

Prior to the contest against Glens Falls, Perez had only reached base once across the Lumberjacks’ three previous games, helping limit him to just one steal during that stretch.

But Boonville’s opponents couldn’t hold him off the basepaths for long, taking two bags tonight. 

When the rising sophomore dove head-first into second to secure the record, the Lumberjacks’ players spilled out of the dugout and cheered for Perez’s feat. The standing ovation drowned out the dejected Dragons’ fans, who had gradually shuffled out of the stadium since the Lumberjacks took a commanding lead in the top of the fourth. 

And If Boonville’s production in that inning was a haymaker, then their top-of-the-seventh splurge was the knockout punch. 

The Lumberjacks’ lineup sported two doubles, driving in five of the squad’s six runs before the seventh inning stretch. The batting order’s slugging seemed to spur the team’s mounting lead, notching five extra-base hits along with 14 total hits. 

The hitting performance mirrored Boonville’s showing last night, when the bunch lodged three doubles and a home run to spearhead its 12-5 triumph against the Mohawks.

But the Lumberjacks also boasted firepower in other ways.

Starting pitcher Riley Cahill posted his second win of the season, striking out nine Glens Falls’ batters across five complete innings – the rising Dayton sophomore’s season-first five-plus strikeout performance. 

The outing came just over a week after Cahill allowed nine earned runs in the Lumberjacks’ run-rule defeat to the Diamond Dawgs.

And before coach Jay Gonzalez went to his bullpen, Cahill provided the foundation for the Lumberjacks’ six-run lead heading into the sixth inning. 

Boonville continued to reap the benefits of its seemingly perfect performance, since the history-defining night also had playoff implications.  

The Blue Sox defeated the Diamond Dawgs, which allowed the Lumberjacks to inch closer to reclaiming the fourth-place spot in the East Division, where they now sit just a half game behind the Diamond Dawgs. 

Boonville will face Glens Falls again tomorrow night at Hanson Aggregates Field and could tie Mohawk Valley for the East Division’s final playoff spot if the squad captures its third-straight victory.