The Eagle Mustangs will face off against the Wood River Wolverines at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Eagle is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Eagle is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Boise, who was ranked 18th at the time (Eagle was ranked 15th). Eagle fell just short of Boise by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday. The match marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Erin Thoreson
| 03/26/25 vs Boise | 3 |
| 03/19/25 vs Skyview | 1 |
| 03/14/25 @ Mountain View | 1 |
| 03/13/25 @ Kuna | 1 |
| 04/02/24 @ Rocky Mountain | 1 |
Eagle saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Erin Thoreson, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave Thoreson a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Wood River was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 11-3 to Blackfoot. That's two games in a row now that the Wolverines have lost by exactly eight runs.
Makinzie Nelson put in work no matter where she played. She pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off one hit. Nelson was even better at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in five of her four plate appearances. Nelson is also crushing it when it comes to doubles: she's hit at least two every time she's taken the field this season.
Wood River's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Eagle, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Wood River's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Eagle has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .450. It's a different story for Wood River, though, as they've only averaged .348. Will they be able to contain Eagle's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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