The Wilder Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against Vision at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Wilder and eight for Vision.
Wilder is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their tough 37-27 loss to Idaho City on Wednesday might stick with them for a while. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (12), Wilder still had to take the loss.
G. Perez was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in four of her six plate appearances with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. D. Winchel was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her seven plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Wilder hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Vision was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They suffered a rough 12-0 defeat at the hands of Glenns Ferry.
Wilder's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-8. As for Vision, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Wilder has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 9.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Vision struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Wilder skirted past Vision 18-17 in their previous matchup on April 3rd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wilder since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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