Emmett is 8-2 against Caldwell since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Emmett Huskies will be playing at home against the Caldwell Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Emmett's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Bishop Kelly on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 9-0 loss at the hands of the Knights. The shutout was out of character for Emmett seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Emmett got a good showing from Carson Clark, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Emmett saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryson Kellam, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Caldwell didn't have quite enough to beat Ridgevue on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Emmett's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Caldwell, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Emmett took their win against Caldwell in their previous matchup on April 9th by a conclusive 8-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Caldwell's Zaylor Bruegeman, who struck out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Emmett still be able to contain Bruegeman? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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