Baseball Recap: Idaho City Wildcats vs. Wilder Wildcats
In what's become a running theme this season, Idaho City gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wilder Wildcats a 19-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Idaho City who now have three in a row.
Gabe Goodman made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Goodman was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dax Olvera, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Hayden Higgins, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Idaho City pushed their record up to 8-4 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Wilder, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
Idaho City will head out on the road to challenge Glenns Ferry at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Glenns Ferry has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.78 runs per game on average), something Idaho City will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Wilder, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lighthouse Christian at 4:00 p.m. Lighthouse Christian has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.09 runs per game on average), something Wilder will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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