The Kuna Kavemen will head out on the road to challenge the Timberline Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Kuna is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Kuna is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Eagle, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Kuna was ranked 24th). Kuna fell just short of Eagle by a score of 9-7 on Thursday.
Gracie Nelson and Remington Quick stepped up to the plate in a big way. Nelson went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, while Quick scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Timberline was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Owyhee by a score of 5-4. That's two games in a row now that Timberline has lost by just one run.
Delaney Wright was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She struck out 13 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Wright has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Wright was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a double.
In other batting news, Mallorie Casch made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 4-for-4.
Even though they lost, Timberline didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Owyhee only tossed seven.
Kuna now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Timberline, their record is now 11-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Kuna hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Timberline struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Kuna came up short against Timberline in their previous meeting back in March, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wright, who struck out 17 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Kuna knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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