In what's become a running theme this season, Gooding gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Soda Springs Cardinals with a sharp 13-3 victory. The win was familiar territory for Gooding who now have four in a row.
Eli Esterbrook and Braden Martin made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Esterbrook didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Martin tossed two innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Esterbrook has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Esterbrook scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Martin scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Zander Gonzales was incredible, scoring four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Wick Church, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
On Soda Springs' side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tucker Bowen, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Gooding has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Soda Springs, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
Gooding will take on Malad at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Malad's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Gooding's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Soda Springs, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Grangeville at 11:30 a.m. Grangeville is coming into the match with six straight victories at home, so Soda Springs will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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