The Filer Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Jerome Tigers at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Filer is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Filer is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Gooding just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Senators by a score of 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Wildcats have suffered against the Senators since April 20, 2023.
Bridger Phillips
| 04/03/25 @ American Falls | 5 |
| 04/10/25 @ Gooding | 3 |
| 04/05/25 vs Teton | 3 |
| 04/04/25 vs Snake River | 3 |
| 03/12/25 @ Wendell | 3 |
| + 2 more games |
Bridger Phillips put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in May of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. He has become a key player for Filer: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least three hits, but 3-5 otherwise.
Phillips wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Westley Billington, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Jerome never got on the board in their matchup on Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Minico last Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 11-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won five games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Jerome's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 6-9. As for Filer, the loss was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 7-6.
Filer might still be hurting after the 14-2 defeat they got from Jerome in their previous meeting last Tuesday. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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