Wood River lost against Mountain Home on Friday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Wood River Wolverines lost 12-2 to the Mountain Home Tigers. Wood River has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Wood River saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Hebert, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Gage Whitehead, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
On Mountain Home's side, Tyler Petersen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (and only one walk). Petersen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Petersen was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Easton Vivier was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Sonny Barney was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Wood River's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Mountain Home, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-10.
Wood River will take on Twin Falls at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Twin Falls is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Mountain Home, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 15-5 victory vs. Gooding on the 27th.
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