The Firth Cougars will take on the American Falls Beavers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Firth and five for American Falls.
Firth made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Salmon, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Cougars fell just short of the Savages by a score of 9-7 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Cougars have lost by exactly two runs.
Mckenna Erickson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Meg Leslie, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Preston hit American Falls with a five-run fourth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Beavers fell just short of the Indians by a score of 12-10.
McKenna Schutte was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Cassie Osborne, who went 3-for-5 with two runs and one double.
American Falls' defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Firth, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
Firth came up short against American Falls in their previous matchup on April 9th, falling 6-3. Will the Cougars have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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