Softball Preview: Minico Spartans vs. Wood River Wolverines
The Minico Spartans are on the road again on Thursday to play the Wood River Wolverines at 3:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Minico is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Mountain Home 17-2. With that victory, Minico brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Sammy Jasso made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Jasso was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Minico got a massive performance out of Chuck Salinas, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Nye Salinas was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wood River had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 17-7 margin over the Riverhawks. Wood River might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five games by ten runs or more this season.
Hadley Elsbree was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Faith Enderle, who went 3-for-4 with two triples and an RBI.
Minico's record is now 4-9. As for Wood River, their record now sits at 8-3.
Thursday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Minico hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .331. However, it's not like Wood River struggles in that department as they've averaged .456. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Minico suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Wood River in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Minico avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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