A feisty cat fight will be fought as Jerome Tigers challenge Columbia Wildcats at 10:30 a.m. on Friday. Columbia took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Jerome, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, Jerome was able to grind out a solid win over Skyview, taking the game 7-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Nolan Hartzell looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched.
Sawyer Tilley
| 03/20/25 @ Skyview | 3 |
| 03/15/25 vs Nampa | 2 |
| 03/16/24 vs Gooding | 2 |
| 03/20/25 vs South Fremont | 1 |
| 03/12/25 vs Caldwell | 1 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sawyer Tilley, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Caleb Jones, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Columbia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Blackfoot, falling 9-1. The match marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Columbia saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marcus DeLeon, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Columbia's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Jerome, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Jerome came out on top in a nail-biter against Columbia in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, sneaking past 2-0. Does Jerome have another victory up their sleeve, or will Columbia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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