On Tuesday, Capital faced Vallivue in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Capital Golden Eagles put the hurt on the Vallivue Falcons with a sharp 13-1 victory. The win was nothing new for Capital as they're now sitting on three straight.
Capital let McKenna Chavez and Lizzy Turpen loose on the outfield. Chavez scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Turpen scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kharson Castell, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
On Vallivue's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abbie Egglston, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Capital's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs per game. As for Vallivue, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.
Capital will head out on the road to take on Borah at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Borah's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Capital's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Vallivue, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Nampa at 5:00 p.m. Vallivue is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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