Baseball Preview: Challis Vikings vs. Wilder Wildcats
The Challis Vikings will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Wilder Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Challis is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
Challis stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on North Fremont with a sharp 14-3 victory.
Brayden Ollar made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Ollar was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Braxton Gamett was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Chayten Smith, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wilder pushed their score all the way to 14 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell victim to a rough 24-14 defeat at the hands of Garden Valley. Wilder has not had much luck with Garden Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Wilder got a massive performance out of Julian Neri, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Isaac Rodriguez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Wilder didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Challis' win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Wilder, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Wilder's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Challis has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Wilder, though, as they've been averaging 18.9. Given Challis' sizable advantage in that area, Wilder will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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