For the second straight game, Box Elder will face off against Woods Cross. The Bees will take on the Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Box Elder has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Box Elder heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Friday. They came up short against Woods Cross, falling 11-0. The Bees have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
For Woods Cross' part, they got a great performance from Coleman Burbidge as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Burbidge has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Woods Cross let Beau Blackwell and Jackson Bodily run wild. Blackwell went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Bodily went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Bodily a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Pattison, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Woods Cross kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are a perfect 12-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
The win (which was Woods Cross' fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-9. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Box Elder, their loss dropped their record down to 7-18.
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