The Kuna Kavemen will head out to take on the Timberline Wolves at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Kuna is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Mountain View, who was ranked third at the time (Kuna was ranked 22nd). The Kavemen lost 17-2 to the Mavericks on Thursday. The Kavemen's defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Kuna saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Edwards, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Timberline didn't have quite enough to beat Eagle on Friday and fell 2-1.
Timberline's loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Kuna, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Timberline's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Kuna hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .345. It's a different story for Timberline, though, as they've only averaged .256. Will they be able to contain Kuna's hitters?
Kuna beat Timberline 5-0 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Kavemen since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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