Owyhee stacked a 16th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Borah Lions as the Owyhee Storm made off with an 8-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for Owyhee who now have four in a row.
Grace Brooks made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Brooks has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Brooks was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Samantha Hatzenbeller, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. Molly Buckingham was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Borah's side, Megan Meracle was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Borah saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abigail Gardner, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Owyhee pushed their record up to 19-2 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home. As for Borah, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Owyhee will play host again on Thursday to welcome Rocky Mountain, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. The last four games Rocky Mountain has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Borah does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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