Baseball Preview: Twin Falls Bruins vs. Skyview Hawks
Twin Falls is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Skyview is on a 18-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Twin Falls Bruins will take on the Skyview Hawks at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Twin Falls was able to grind out a solid win over Burley, taking the game 12-8.
Dalton Carter made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Carter has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Carter was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Kentyn Ketterling tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Wyatt Solosabal was a standout: he scored two runs while going 3-for-7. Cooper Thompson was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in five of his seven plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Skyview beat Vallivue 9-6 on Friday.
Mason Krahn was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Grady Daniels, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Twin Falls is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Skyview, their victory bumped their record up to 19-1.
Saturday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Twin Falls hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .315. However, it's not like Skyview struggles in that department as they've averaged .355. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Twin Falls came out on top in a nail-biter against Skyview in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, sneaking past 7-5. Will Twin Falls repeat their success, or does Skyview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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