Mountain Home's game on Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Meridian Warriors 5-3. This was a revenge game for the Tigers: when they faced off against the Warriors on Tuesday, they had to take a 9-6 loss.
Erik Russell
| 03/20/26 @ Meridian | 4 |
| 03/13/26 vs Kimberly | 2 |
| 04/15/25 @ Wood River | 0 |
| 04/07/25 @ Twin Falls | 3 |
| 04/01/25 @ Borah | 3 |
| 03/21/25 vs Homedale | 4 |
Erik Russell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March of 2025. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Landon Keener was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Mountain Home's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Rogan Douglass, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Mountain Home was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Meridian only posted a batting average of .115.
The victory snapped Mountain Home's losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 3-5 record. As for Meridian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Mountain Home will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Sugar-Salem at 10:30 a.m. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Diggers have averaged an impressive 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Meridian, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 4-2 defeat against Hillcrest on the 20th.
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