Twin Falls came tearing into Thursday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Burley Bobcats by a score of 12-8. For Twin Falls, this counts as revenge for the 6-2 defeat Burley walked away with the last time they faced one another on April 2nd.
Dalton Carter made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Carter has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Carter was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Kentyn Ketterling tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Twin Falls got a massive performance out of Wyatt Solosabal, who scored two runs while going 3-for-7. Another player making a difference was Cooper Thompson, who scored three runs while getting on base in five of his seven plate appearances.
On Burley's side, Jacoby Roe made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-6 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Camden Cooper was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-6.
Twin Falls has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Burley, their loss dropped their record down to 7-15.
Twin Falls will be playing in front of their home fans against Skyview at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Burley, they will head out on the road to challenge Minico at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Minico is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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