Woods Cross is 2-8 against Box Elder since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Woods Cross Wildcats will look to defend their home field against the Box Elder Bees at 3:30 p.m.
Woods Cross is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Northridge on Thursday. They lost 17-2 to the Knights.
Woods Cross saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Audrey Ayala, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Box Elder faced Bonneville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Box Elder had just enough and edged Bonneville out 10-8. The victory was familiar territory for Box Elder who now have six in a row.
Kennadie Blackmer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Blackmer was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Justy Pritchard, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Kailee Hall, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Woods Cross' loss dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Box Elder, their win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-4.
Woods Cross might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Box Elder when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Box Elder's Lucy Braegger, who struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Woods Cross 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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