The Rocky Mountain Grizzlies will face off against the Ridgevue Warhawks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Rocky Mountain will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Rocky Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Ridgevue, who was ranked 16th at the time (Rocky Mountain was ranked fifth). The Grizzlies never let the Warhawks get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Thursday. The Grizzlies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by six runs or more this season.
Lincoln Mathis made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Rocky Mountain got a big performance out of Trenton Forstrom, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most runs Forstrom has posted since back in March. Carter Harrison also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Rocky Mountain kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ridgevue only managed two hits.
Rocky Mountain pushed their record up to 19-6 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Ridgevue, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-9-1 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Rocky Mountain has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Ridgevue struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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