After flying high against Canyon Ridge last Tuesday, Burley came back down to earth. The Burley Bobcats took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Twin Falls Bruins on Thursday. Burley was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Twin Falls apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on April 2nd.
Jacoby Roe made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-6 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Camden Cooper, who scored two runs while going 3-for-6.
On Twin Falls' side, Dalton Carter made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Carter has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Carter was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Twin Falls got a great performance from Kentyn Ketterling as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. Ketterling has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Wyatt Solosabal was a standout: he scored two runs while going 3-for-7. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Thompson, who scored three runs while getting on base in five of his seven plate appearances.
Burley's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Twin Falls, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 13-8.
Burley will head out on the road to challenge Minico at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Minico is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Twin Falls, they will be playing at home against Skyview at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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