The Blackfoot Broncos are taking a road trip to challenge the Sugar-Salem Diggers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Blackfoot's victory against Jerome wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Broncos had just enough and edged out the Tigers 3-2. The win continues a trend for the Broncos in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won four in a row.
Griffin Ross was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Sugar-Salem made easy work of American Falls on Saturday and carried off a 21-2 victory.
Wyatt Telford was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Telford was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Latrell Markle, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, six RBI, and four runs. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two). Preston Harris was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs.
Sugar-Salem always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as American Falls only posted an OBP of .357.
Blackfoot's record is now 2-0-1. As for Sugar-Salem, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Blackfoot was able to grind out a solid win over Sugar-Salem when the teams last played back in March of 2022, winning 6-3. Will the Broncos repeat their success, or do the Diggers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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