
Thunder
04/30/25 @ Century | 15-3 |
04/29/25 vs Century | 15-0 |
04/29/25 vs Century | 15-0 |
04/28/25 vs Rigby | 7-6 |
04/25/25 @ Idaho Falls | 18-1 |
+ 5 more games |
Pocatello entered their tilt with Century on Wednesday with nine consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with ten. They blew past the Diamondbacks 15-3. Considering the Thunder have won eight matches by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jakobi Nebeker and Oakley Hirschi did most of the damage at the plate: Nebeker fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-5, while Hirschi went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those two home runs gave Nebeker a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Madi Ward, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Pocatello was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .303 or higher in ten consecutive games.
Pocatello pushed their record up to 18-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for Century, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last 11 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season.
Pocatello will have a chance to go back-to-back against Century: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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