On Wednesday, Borah faced Capital in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Borah Lions fell just short of the Capital Golden Eagles by a score of 10-8. Borah's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Megan Meracle was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over nine innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off eight hits. Meracle was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Olyvia Chalifoux was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-6 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Halle Fizer, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Capital's side, they got a massive performance out of Lizzy Turpen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of McKenna Chavez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Borah's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Capital, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
Borah will be playing in front of their home fans against Boise at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Borah has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Capital, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Timberline at 5:00 p.m. Capital is on a four-game streak of home wins, Timberline a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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