On Friday, Capital faced Rocky Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Capital Golden Eagles fell just short of the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies by a score of 8-7. Capital was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Rocky Mountain apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
McKenna Chavez and Lizzy Turpen did some serious damage despite the final result: Chavez scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Turpen went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. Chavez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kharson Castell, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Rocky Mountain's side, the team relied heavily on Airah Whipkey, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Capital's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Rocky Mountain, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Capital will be playing in front of their home fans against Borah at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Capital is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.7 runs per game this season. Rocky Mountain does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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