The Pocatello Thunder are taking a road trip to take on the Rigby Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Pocatello made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Bear River, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Thunder fell just short of the Bears by a score of 8-6 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Thunder have suffered since April 5th.
Pocatello saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was EVAN GIESBRECHT, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run. Another was KACHE STUCKI, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Rigby's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 17-12 to Skyline. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (11), the Trojans still had to take the loss.
Bentley Brower stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 2-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Rigby is 2-1 when Brower posts two or more runs, but 7-13 otherwise. Gunnar Davis was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs and one double.
Pocatello's loss dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Rigby, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-14.
Pocatello took their win against Rigby when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 19-12 score. Do the Thunder have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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