Tigers
| 04/13/26 vs Thunder Ridge | 5 |
| 04/10/26 @ Bonneville | 0 |
| 04/09/26 vs Bonneville | 3 |
| 04/06/26 @ Rigby | 6 |
| 04/02/26 @ Shelley | 15 |
| + 13 more games |
The Idaho Falls Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Hillcrest Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Idaho Falls is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Idaho Falls is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight games on Monday. They took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Thunder Ridge. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since May 7, 2021, but that streak is no more.
Makai Ferguson and Will Thompson stepped up to the plate in a big way. Ferguson went 2-for-4 with one home run, one stolen base, and one double, while Thompson went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that Ferguson has launched this season.
Meanwhile, Hillcrest fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Blackfoot on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Broncos by a score of 14-13. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Broncos recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Oaklen Lawrence made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-6 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. He has become a key player for Hillcrest: the team is 11-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-3-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Mason Reichelt, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Idaho Falls' loss dropped their record down to 10-7-1. As for Hillcrest, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 13-4-2.
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