West Side is 0-10 against Malad since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Side Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Malad Dragons at 4:00 p.m.
West Side is is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Wednesday. They lost 15-0 to Bear Lake. While getting shut out isn't ideal, West Side has not been shut out since back in March.
Meanwhile, Malad put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their undefeated season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Soda Springs a 17-0 shutout. Malad might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 17 contests by seven runs or more this season.
Bostyn Combs made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Combs was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adley Kimberling, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Riglee Peterson, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI.
West Side's loss dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Malad, they pushed their record up to 20-0-1 with that victory, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
West Side might still be hurting after the 18-1 defeat they got from Malad when the teams last played on Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Peterson, who struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Now that West Side knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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