Baseball Preview: Twin Falls Bruins vs. Wood River Wolverines
Twin Falls is 9-1 against Wood River since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Twin Falls Bruins will head out on the road to challenge the Wood River Wolverines at 3:00 p.m. Twin Falls will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
On Saturday, Twin Falls was able to grind out a solid win over Skyview, taking the game 15-10.
Jaxson Kasel looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Cooper Thompson was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 4-for-4. Slade Fisher was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a home run and five RBI.
Wood River lost 12-2 to Mountain Home on Friday. Wood River has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Wood River saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Hebert, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Gage Whitehead, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Twin Falls is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Wood River, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
Wood River's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Twin Falls has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .444. It's a different story for Wood River, though, as they've only averaged .363. Will they be able to contain Twin Falls' hitters?
Twin Falls skirted past Wood River 9-7 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Twin Falls since the squad 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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