The Thunder Basin Bolts will square off against the Natrona County Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Thunder Basin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: Campbell County, who was ranked first at the time (Thunder Basin was ranked fourth). The Bolts might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 23-12 to the Camels, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Bolts' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it five in a row.
Divina Schmid was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Addy Rouse, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Natrona County). They put the hurt on Worland with a sharp 23-9 victory back in April. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
The victory got Natrona County back to even at 2-2. As for Thunder Basin, their loss dropped their record down to 17-7.
Thunder Basin skirted past Natrona County 9-7 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will the Bolts repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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