Golden Eagles
| 05/06/25 vs Kuna | 2 |
| 05/05/25 @ Owyhee | 3 |
| 05/03/25 @ Boise | 13 |
| 04/25/25 vs Centennial | 7 |
| 04/24/25 @ Eagle | 14 |
| + 21 more games |
The Capital Golden Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Mountain View Mavericks at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Capital is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Capital is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Kuna, who was ranked 24th at the time (Capital was ranked 14th). The Golden Eagles came out on top in a nail-biter against the Kavemen on Tuesday, sneaking past 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Golden Eagles have posted since March 26th.
Kiya Caltabiano spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits.
At the plate, Capital saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Juel Cavesuela, who went 1-for-4 with one home run. Another was McKenna Chavez, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Mountain View waltzed into their matchup on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top against the Grizzlies by a score of 9-4.
Mountain View also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Katy Jackson gave up just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up 12 Ks. Jackson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 18 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Kiki Bangham was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Afton Janke was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Mountain View's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Capital, their record is now 15-11.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Capital hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Mountain View struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 1.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Capital suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Mountain View when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Golden Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
