Softball Preview: Glenns Ferry Pilots vs. Idaho City Wildcats
Glenns Ferry is 8-0 against Idaho City since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Glenns Ferry Pilots will head out on the road to face off against the Idaho City Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. Glenns Ferry is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 14.1 runs per game this season.
Glenns Ferry is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Wendell just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 11-8 to the Trojans.
Kwinn King and Sahira Arevalo stepped up to the plate in a big way. King scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Arevalo scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Arevalo has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Stewart, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Idaho City put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-2 margin over Notus. Winning may never get old, but Idaho City sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Kaya Brown made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Brown was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Idaho City got a big performance out of Taylor Vigeant, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances. Emily Elliott was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Glenns Ferry's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6. As for Idaho City, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Everything went Glenns Ferry's way against Idaho City when the teams last played back in April as Glenns Ferry made off with a 21-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Glenns Ferry 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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