Minico is 1-9 against Twin Falls since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Minico Spartans will look to defend their home field against the Twin Falls Bruins at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Minico is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Wood River onto the board and left with a 20-0 victory on Thursday. Minico might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six contests by six runs or more this season.
Zairic Salazar tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jayden Dominguez was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple. Logan Mabey was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5.
Meanwhile, Twin Falls had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 9-5 win over the Tigers.
Maddox Stadelmeir made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Stadelmeir was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with three RBI.
In other pitching news, Dalton Carter looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Bryce Mahlke, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Solosabal, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Minico pushed their record up to 12-7 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Twin Falls, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Minico suffered a grim 12-4 defeat to Twin Falls in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Minico have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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