Trojans
| 03/19/26 vs Shelley | 7-1 |
| 03/17/26 vs Burley | 15-12 |
| 03/17/26 vs Burley | 18-5 |
| 03/14/26 @ Centennial | 13-2 |
| 03/14/26 @ Centennial | 14-12 |
Rigby extended their winning streak to five on Thursday, bumping them up to 5-1. Everything went their way against the Shelley Russets as they made off with a 7-1 win. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by six runs or more this season.
Mikayla Dean was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sam Bishop, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Another player making a difference was Maddie Jensen, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Rigby was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in five consecutive games.
As for Shelley, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. Having soared to a lofty 20 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.
On Shelley's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carlie Hurd, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one double.
Rigby and Shelley will both get a bit of extra prep time before their next matchups. The next time the Trojans see the field they'll take on Idaho Falls at 5:00 p.m. on the 30th. As for Shelley, their break will end when they face Hillcrest at 3:30 p.m. on the 31st.
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