The Skyline Grizzlies will challenge the Jerome Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither Skyline nor Jerome posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Skyline heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Friday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Twin Falls. The Grizzlies' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Skyline had to settle for second despite strong performances on the mound from Kyler Loftus and Liam Lynch Loftus pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits, while Lynch tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Skyline saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Jones, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. Taylor Taylor was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Jerome's offense. They fell just short of Skyline by a score of 2-0 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Tigers have suffered since March 15th.
This is the second loss in a row for Jerome and nudges their season record down to 11-16. As for Skyline, their loss dropped their record down to 17-10.
Skyline skirted past Jerome 2-0 in their previous meeting on Friday. Will the Grizzlies repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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