Pocatello is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Preston a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Wednesday. The Pocatello Thunder will welcome the Preston Indians at 3:30 p.m. Pocatello has given up an average of 8.5 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Pocatello is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Century by a score of 15-14 on Thursday. Surprisingly, this marked the third straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
PARKER WEINHEIMER and CORT VAUGHAN stepped up to the plate in a big way. WEINHEIMER went 4-for-6 with five RBI and one triple, while VAUGHAN got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That triple marked the first that WEINHEIMER hit this season. JORDAN WILDE was another key player, scoring five runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Preston's offense. They lost 23-0 to Sugar-Salem on Saturday. The game marked the first time this year in which the Indians were not able to get on the board.
Preston now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Pocatello, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-12.
Pocatello skirted past Preston 7-6 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will the Thunder repeat their success, or do the Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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