Baseball Preview: Kuna Kavemen vs. Timberline Wolves
Kuna is 1-9 against Timberline since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Kuna Kavemen will head out on the road to face off against the Timberline Wolves at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Kuna's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Eagle on Thursday. Their rough 7-0 defeat to the Mustangs might stick with them for a while. The game marked the first time this season in which Kuna was not able to get on the board.
Kuna got a good showing from Raleigh Hoagland, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Kuna saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zane Lombardi, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Timberline faced Rocky Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Timberline wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-5 walloping at the hands of Rocky Mountain. That's two games in a row now that Timberline has lost by exactly ten runs.
Kuna's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Timberline, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.
Kuna was able to grind out a solid victory over Timberline when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 7-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kuna since the team 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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