Shelley has not done well against Idaho Falls recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Shelley Russets walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Idaho Falls Tigers. The win made it back-to-back victories for Shelley.
Shelley's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kael Remington, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Logan Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Idaho Falls' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Morales, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Idaho Falls didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shelley only tossed six.
Shelley's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-1. As for Idaho Falls, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Shelley by a score of 10-7 later that day.
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