Softball Preview: Wheatland Bulldogs vs. Thunder Basin Bolts
Wheatland is 1-9 against Thunder Basin since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Wheatland Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Thunder Basin Bolts at 3:00 p.m. Wheatland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Wheatland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: East, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Wheatland was ranked ninth). Wheatland lost 9-3 to East on Saturday. Wheatland's loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Camryn Mickelsen made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3.
Campbell County typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Thunder Basin proved too difficult a challenge. They won by a run and slipped past the Camels 9-8.
Macie Selfors was incredible, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Addy Rouse, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Wheatland's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Thunder Basin, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Wheatland hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Thunder Basin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.2. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Wheatland's way against Thunder Basin in their previous meeting back in April as Wheatland made off with an 8-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wheatland since the squad 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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