On Thursday, Rocky Mountain faced Borah in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Rocky Mountain Grizzlies fell just short of the Borah Lions by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Rocky Mountain couldn't push the score so high this time.
Rocky Mountain saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liv Hurst, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Borah's side, Megan Meracle spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 18 Ks. Those 18 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Abigail Gardner was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Nelson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Rocky Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Borah, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Rocky Mountain will be playing at home against Capital at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Rocky Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season. As for Borah, they will head out on the road to square off against Timberline at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Timberline will be hoping to continue their six-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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