Weiser hasn't had much luck against Sugar-Salem recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Weiser Wolverines will take on the Sugar-Salem Diggers at 11:00 a.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Weiser will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Friday, then bounced right back against American Falls on Friday. Everything went Weiser's way against American Falls as Weiser made off with a 12-2 victory.
Cole Ingle was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Jace Waggoner, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Sugar-Salem had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They came out on top against New Plymouth by a score of 8-5. The win was familiar territory for the Diggers, who have now won 18 games in a row dating back to last season.
Dax Crapo looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sam Chappell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Dawson McInelly, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Sugar-Salem was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Plymouth only posted a batting average of .182.
Weiser couldn't quite get it done against Sugar-Salem when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as they fell 10-5. Can Weiser avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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