Bonneville is 1-8 against Pocatello since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Bees will face off against the Thunder at 1:00 p.m.
Bonneville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Blackfoot, who was ranked eighth at the time (Bonneville was ranked 24th). The Bees came up short against the Broncos on Thursday, falling 19-5. The Bees have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alli Sutherland was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Pocatello entered their tilt with Century on Wednesday with 11 consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 12. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Diamondbacks.
The team relied heavily on Oakley Hirschi, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one double.
Pocatello's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Bonneville, their loss dropped their record down to 17-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bonneville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Pocatello struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Bonneville came up short against Pocatello in their previous matchup back in April, falling 11-8. Can the Bees avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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