Challis had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They put the hurt on the Idaho City Wildcats with a sharp 10-1 victory. That's more bragging rights for Challis, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ruger Nicholls made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Nicholls was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on James Parker, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Parker is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
On Idaho City's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Higgins, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Idaho City didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Challis only tossed five.
Challis pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.2 runs per game. As for Idaho City, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Challis will square off against Soda Springs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Soda Springs has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.5 runs per game on average), something Challis will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Idaho City, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Salmon at 12:00 p.m. Idaho City has given up an average of 6.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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