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| 04/12/24 - Away | 11-7 W |
| 04/12/24 - Away | 3-4 L |
| 05/12/23 - Home | 3-13 L |
| 04/14/23 - Away | 11-5 W |
| 04/14/23 - Away | 12-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Burley and Wood River are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Bobcats will be playing at home against the Wolverines at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Burley needed a bit of extra time to put away Minico. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Spartans 7-6.
The team relied heavily on Casen Cooper, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jake Redder, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wood River made easy work of Bear Lake on Saturday and carried off an 8-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Wolverines, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Alex Golub was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Simon Morgan was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Burley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Wood River, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4.
Burley was able to grind out a solid victory over Wood River in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 11-7. Will the Bobcats repeat their success, or do the Wolverines have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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