Baseball Recap: Mountain Home Tigers vs. Wood River Wolverines
Mountain Home won the last time they faced Wood River, and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went the Mountain Home Tigers' way against the Wood River Wolverines as the Mountain Home Tigers made off with a 12-2 win. With that victory, Mountain Home brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Tyler Petersen was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (and only one walk). Petersen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Petersen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Easton Vivier was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sonny Barney, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Wood River's side, they 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage Whitehead, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
The win made it two in a row for Mountain Home and bumps their season record up to 9-10. As for Wood River, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-12.
Mountain Home didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 15-5 victory vs. Gooding on the 27th. Wood River will take on Twin Falls at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Twin Falls will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Wood River surely won't give up without a fight.
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