Minico is 8-2 against Burley since March of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Minico Spartans will be playing at home against the Burley Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Minico will head into Tuesday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Twin Falls on Tuesday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-point defeat they were dealt on Monday. Minico fell just short of Twin Falls by a score of 4-2. Minico has struggled against Twin Falls recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Jase Murphy made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Paxton Twiss, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Burley came up short against Twin Falls on Thursday and fell 12-8.
Jacoby Roe was cooking despite his team's loss, going 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.
Minico's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-9. As for Burley, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Minico has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Burley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Minico was able to grind out a solid win over Burley when the teams last played back in March, winning 11-8. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Burley's Kyler Robinson, who struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Minico still be able to contain Robinson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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