Baseball Recap: Challis Makes It Five in a Row at Home

Challis and Wendell pushed the score to 14-6 the last time they played Wendell, but on Saturday defenses reigned supreme. The Vikings skirted past the Trojans 2-1. The victory was nothing new for the Vikings as they're now sitting on three straight.

Brayden Ollar was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Ollar wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tanner Ellsworth, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base.

Vikings

Previous 5 Games (Home)

04/19/25 vs Wendell	2-1
04/17/25 vs West Jefferson	12-2
03/29/25 vs North Fremont	2-0
03/22/25 vs Idaho City	10-0
03/21/25 vs Soda Springs	8-7

Challis' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Wendell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-11-1.

Looking ahead, Challis will be playing at home against Firth at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Wendell, they will head out to face off against Declo at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.