The Idaho City Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Gem State Adventist Academy Jaguars at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Idaho City is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.1 runs per game this season.
Idaho City will head into Monday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a six-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Garden Valley on Monday. Idaho City came out on top in a nail-biter against Garden Valley and snuck past 8-6.
Gabe Goodman and Tell Jewell made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Goodman struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Jewell didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Goodman scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Jewell scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Culver, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Martiny, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Gem State Adventist Academy played against Lighthouse Christian and lost via forfeit.
Idaho City has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Gem State Adventist Academy, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Idaho City came out on top in a nail-biter against Gem State Adventist Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Idaho City since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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