On Saturday, Wheatland faced Thunder Basin in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Wheatland Bulldogs lost 20-1 to the Thunder Basin Bolts. Wheatland just can't catch a break and has now endured four losses in a row.
Wheatland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylee Coates, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Thunder Basin's side, Cami Mannering and Allie Rodgers were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Mannering pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Rodgers pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. At bat, Mannering scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1, while Rodgers scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Thunder Basin got a massive performance out of Addy Rouse, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalissa Terrell, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Wheatland's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Thunder Basin, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
While Wheatland 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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