The Melba Mustangs will stay at home for another game and welcome the Nampa Christian Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Nampa Christian took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Melba, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, Melba was able to grind out a solid victory over Marsing, taking the game 12-8.
Kalli Adams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and five unearned) runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Olivia Atack, who went 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Analise Robson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Nampa Christian fell victim to a rough 14-2 defeat at the hands of New Plymouth on Monday.
Nampa Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Ehmann, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Melba's win bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Nampa Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Melba might still be hurting after the 9-2 defeat they got from Nampa Christian in their previous meeting on April 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nampa Christian's Peyton Shook, who struck out 17 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Now that Melba 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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