Wood River dropped their record down to 7-10 on Saturday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins. They fell 11-8 to the Pocatello Thunder. The Wolverines were not able to make up for their defeat to the Thunder from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.
Makinzie Nelson
| 04/19/25 vs Pocatello | 1 |
| 04/17/25 @ Minico | 3 |
| 04/17/25 @ Minico | 1 |
| 04/15/25 @ Canyon Ridge | 1 |
| 04/15/25 @ Canyon Ridge | 1 |
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Wood River saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makinzie Nelson, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Nelson is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in each of the last nine games she's played. Another was Marlee McLean, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
As for Pocatello, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games.
On Pocatello's side, the team relied heavily on Jakobi Nebeker, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with seven stolen bases and five runs. Those five runs gave Nebeker a new career-high. Azlin Bullock was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
While Wood River had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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