Baseball Recap: Teton Triumphs

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Sugar-Salem, Teton was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the American Falls Beavers, sneaking past 8-7. This was a revenge game for the Timberwolves: when they faced off against the Beavers last Tuesday, they had to take a 7-6 loss.

James Borg

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/14/25 vs American Falls	8
04/05/25 @ Kimberly	2
04/19/24 vs South Fremont	2
04/06/24 vs Wood River	2
04/30/24 vs South Fremont	2

James Borg was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up six earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Nelson, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Teton's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 0-9 when he doesn't). Kaisen Kearsley was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.

Teton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Teton's victory bumped their record up to 2-10. As for American Falls, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-13.

Looking ahead, Teton is taking a road trip to face off against South Fremont at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for American Falls, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Marsh Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.