Borah is 1-9 against Rocky Mountain since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Borah Lions will be playing at home against the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. Borah is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Borah is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Owyhee, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Borah was ranked 17th). Borah fell just short of Owyhee by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday.
Brady Robinson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Rocky Mountain gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They blew past Boise 11-4. The win was familiar territory for Rocky Mountain who now have three in a row.
Jake Matson looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Wesley Thompson was excellent, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3. Jamison Pearson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Borah's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Rocky Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Borah has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Rocky Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Borah came up short against Rocky Mountain in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 5-2. Will Borah have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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