For the second straight game, Century will face off against Pocatello. The Diamondbacks will venture away from home to square off against the Thunder at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Century has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while Pocatello will arrive with ten straight wins.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times Century and Pocatello had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Diamondbacks lost 15-3 to the Thunder on Wednesday.
For Pocatello's part, they let Jakobi Nebeker and Oakley Hirschi run wild. 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 matches.
Pocatello's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-4. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Century, their loss dropped their record down to 8-15.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Century has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Pocatello struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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