Baseball Preview: Filer Wildcats vs. Gooding Senators
Filer and Gooding are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Filer Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Gooding Senators at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Filer is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Filer fell victim to a tough 14-8 loss at the hands of Kimberly.
Brayden Cowger was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Corbin Lewis, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Gooding had to settle for an 11-10 defeat against Wendell on Tuesday. Gooding has not had much luck with Wendell recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Butch Morris and Wick Church stepped up to the plate in a big way. Morris went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double, while Church scored a run while going 2-for-3. Eli Esterbrook was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Gooding was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Filer's record now sits at 6-11-1. As for Gooding, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-6.
Filer might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Gooding when the teams last played on Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gooding's Braden Martin, who tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Now that Filer knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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