The Canyon Ridge Riverhawks will head out on the road to take on the Wood River Wolverines at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. Canyon Ridge will be strutting in after a win while Wood River will be coming in after a loss.
While Canyon Ridge has not struggled against Twin Falls recently, they managed to flip the script on Friday. Everything went Canyon Ridge's way against Twin Falls as Canyon Ridge made off with an 11-3 victory. Considering Canyon Ridge has won three contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Connor Capps made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Capps has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Capps was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chandler Roberson, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kennan Huettig, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Wood River came up short against Burley in Friday's second game and fell 11-7.
Luke Hebert was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Ozzie Scherer, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, Wood River didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Burley only tossed seven.
Canyon Ridge's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Wood River, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season.
Canyon Ridge took their victory against Wood River in their previous meeting on Tuesday by a conclusive 11-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Canyon Ridge since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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