After flying high against Mountain Home last Tuesday, Filer came back down to earth. The Wildcats fell just short of the Sugar-Salem Diggers by a score of 15-14 on Thursday. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Diggers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Filer saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexis Gould, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Kyra Eskelsen also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Filer has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Sugar-Salem, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Diggers beat Filer by a score of 10-5 later that day.
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