The Caldwell Cougars will head out to challenge the Capital Golden Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Caldwell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Boise, who was ranked tenth at the time (Caldwell was ranked 11th). The Cougars never let the Brave get on the board and left with a 1-0 win on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Caldwell.
Meanwhile, Capital was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They lost 4-1 to Owyhee.
Capital's loss dropped their record down to 0-12-1. As for Caldwell, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4-2.
Everything went Caldwell's way against Capital when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Caldwell made off with a 4-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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