On Friday, Capital faced Owyhee in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Capital Golden Eagles lost 13-7 to the Owyhee Storm. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Capital of the 12-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Monday.
McKenna Chavez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Stella Rensvold was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
On Owyhee's side, Hailey Brennan tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Brennan has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Owyhee let Kina Watts and Samantha Hatzenbeller loose on the outfield. Watts fired off two home runs, four runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-3, while Hatzenbeller fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 4-for-4. Hatzenbeller has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of McKenna Schab, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Capital's loss dropped their record down to 15-12. As for Owyhee, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 22-3.
Capital does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Owyhee, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Timberline at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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