Wood River extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping them down to 2-15-2. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jerome Tigers. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Caleb Kurtz was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed over his last four games. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one double.
Kurtz wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Patrick Hebert, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
As for Jerome, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-10. Five seems to be a good number for them as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
On Jerome's side, Taiten Van Tassell was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Van Tassell is becoming a predictor of the Tigers' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-10 when he doesn't).
Wood River has already played their next contest, a 19-6 defeat against Burley on the 20th. As for Jerome, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 9-4 loss against Minico on the 17th.
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