The Skyline Grizzlies are on the road again on Friday to play the Mountain Home Tigers at 1:00 p.m. The last seven games Skyline has played (dating back to last season) have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Skyline pushed their score all the way to 11 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Boise by a score of 12-11. That's two games in a row now that Skyline has lost by just one run.
Jacobus Klein put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Klein was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Klein wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Merzlock, who scored a run while going 3-for-5. Taylor Taylor was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Skyline didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Boise only tossed six.
Meanwhile, Mountain Home was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sugar-Salem.
Zander Friberg was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Skyline's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Mountain Home, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Skyline has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mountain Home struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Skyline skirted past Mountain Home 10-8 in their previous matchup back in April of 2017. Does Skyline have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain Home turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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