On Monday, Melba faced Idaho City in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Melba Mustangs blew past the Idaho City Wildcats 15-5. Melba's win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Mike Lester made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Lester was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Cameron Vail was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Diego Herrera, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3.
On Idaho City's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Higgins, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Melba pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Idaho City, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Melba will stay at home for another game and welcome Wilder at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wilder has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 19 runs per game on average), something Melba will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Idaho City, they are on the road again on Friday to play Soda Springs at 12:00 p.m. Soda Springs has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed nine runs per game on average), something Idaho City will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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