After three games on the road, Mountain Home is heading back home. They will take on the Wood River Wolverines at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Thursday, Mountain Home came up short against Twin Falls and fell 9-5.
Hunter Dallas made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. Zander Friberg was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, everything went Wood River's way against Jerome on Tuesday as Wood River made off with a 13-3 victory. With that win, Wood River brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Jacob Uhrig made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Uhrig was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Everett Carden, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Dawson Speth, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Mountain Home has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Wood River, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mountain Home has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wood River struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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