The Borah Lions will square off against the Ridgevue Warhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for Borah and 23 for Ridgevue dating back to last season.
Borah came up short against Capital on Thursday, falling 20-12. That's two games in a row now that the Lions have lost by exactly eight runs.
Kayla Campbell was cooking despite her team's loss, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and one double while going 4-for-5. Reese Naylor was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Ridgevue lost 9-1 to Kuna on Thursday.
Ridgevue saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Berkley Roath, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Borah's loss dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Ridgevue, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.
Ridgevue's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Borah hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .324. It's a different story for Ridgevue, though, as they've only averaged .217. Will they be able to contain Borah's hitters?
Everything went Borah's way against Ridgevue in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, as Borah made off with a 10-4 win. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warhawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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