Softball Recap: Capital Golden Eagles vs. Owyhee Storm
On Thursday, Capital faced Owyhee in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Capital Golden Eagles won by a run and slipped past the Owyhee Storm 11-10. Capital's win was all the more impressive since Owyhee was averaging only 2.65 runs allowed on the season.
Tyra Price was incredible, going 3-for-5 with five RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lizzy Turpen, who scored three runs while going 1-for-4.
On Owyhee's side, Haiylee Reeves and Samantha Hatzenbeller did some serious damage despite the final result: Reeves went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs, while Hatzenbeller went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Reeves is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last three games she's played. Rylie Haith was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Owyhee didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Capital didn't tossed any.
The victory made it two in a row for Capital and bumps their season record up to 11-6. As for Owyhee, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-2.
Capital didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, an 8-7 defeat vs. Rocky Mountain on the 26th. Owyhee has also already played their next game, a 13-5 win against Centennial on the 26th.
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