Rocky Mountain is 1-6 against Owyhee since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Rocky Mountain Grizzlies will square off against the Owyhee Storm at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rocky Mountain is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Mountain View by a score of 10-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Rocky Mountain.
Rocky Mountain got a great performance from Colby Chambers as he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Chambers has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jeff Thompson was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Javin Ellett, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Owyhee entered their tilt with Lake City with 16 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 17. They won by a run and slipped past the Timberwolves 3-2.
Hunter Mahaffey looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Owyhee saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Keith, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a double.
Rocky Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Owyhee, their win bumped their record up to 23-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Rocky Mountain has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Owyhee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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