Caldwell is 2-8 against Emmett since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Caldwell Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Emmett Huskies at 5:00 p.m. Caldwell will be strutting in after a victory while Emmett will be coming in after a defeat.
Caldwell is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Ridgevue with a sharp 18-10 win on Tuesday.
Bristol Runnells made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Runnells was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Haylie Mora, who scored five runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Liliana Hernandez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Emmett unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Bishop Kelly by a score of 6-4.
Katey Martinez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kayla Vahlberg, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Caldwell's record is now 4-10. As for Emmett, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4.
Caldwell suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Emmett in their previous meeting on April 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Emmett's Oakley Scheibe, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Now that Caldwell 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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