Caldwell lost against Mountain Home back in March of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Caldwell Cougars took a 12-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain Home Tigers. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Caldwell in their matchups with Mountain Home: they've now lost four in a row.
Connor Fullerton was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Moss, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Mountain Home's side, Tyler Petersen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Petersen was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Easton Vivier was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Marcus Lopez, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Caldwell now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Mountain Home, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-5.
Caldwell is on the road again on Tuesday to play Vallivue at 6:00 p.m. Caldwell is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Mountain Home, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Borah at 3:30 p.m. Borah's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Mountain Home's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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