Century had lost nine straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 2-16 to make it ten. They lost 12-2 to the Pocatello Thunder. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Century saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Anderson, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
As for Pocatello, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-9. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games.
On Pocatello's side, they got a great performance from Huston Himmerich as he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Evan Giesbrecht was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. Jordan Wilde was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Pocatello beat Century by a score of 3-1 later that day.
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