The Pocatello Thunder will head out on the road to take on the Blackfoot Broncos at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Blackfoot is hoping to do on Saturday what Preston couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Pocatello's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Pocatello put the hurt on Preston with a sharp 11-1 victory.
ALEX WINN made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. WINN was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Pocatello got a big performance out of STUCKI KACHE, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. EVAN GIESBRECHT was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Blackfoot entered their tilt with Shelley with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Everything went their way against the Russets on Thursday as they made off with an 11-1 win. That's two games straight that Blackfoot has won by exactly ten runs.
The team relied heavily on Cole Robinson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Dax Whitney, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Pocatello has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Blackfoot, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-5.
Pocatello might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Blackfoot in their previous meeting back in March. Can Pocatello avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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