The Beaverhead County Beavers will challenge the Corvallis Blue Devils at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Beaverhead County has four straight victories, Corvallis has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Beaverhead County took a ten-run loss the last time they faced off against Butte Central Catholic, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Beavers skirted past the Maroons 8-7. While the Beavers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-4), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Beaverhead County got a massive performance out of Kaitlyn Konen, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one double. That double was Konen's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Tyler Gibson, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Corvallis' offense. They lost 14-0 to Stevensville on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Blue Devils' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Beaverhead County's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Corvallis, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Beaverhead County took their win against Corvallis in their previous matchup last Tuesday by a conclusive 16-0 score. Will the Beavers repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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