The Nampa Christian Trojans will take on the Marsing Huskies at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Nampa Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Marsing's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Nampa Christian's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Malad hitters got past them. The Trojans fell just short of the Dragons by a score of 11-10 on Friday. The Trojans' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Marsing faced Orofino in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Huskies were the clear victors by a 19-2 margin over the Maniacs. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won 12 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Marsing has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Nampa Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 20-6.
Nampa Christian beat Marsing 5-1 in their previous meeting on Thursday. Do the Trojans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Huskies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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