McCall-Donnelly is 0-6 against Fruitland since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The McCall-Donnelly Vandals will be staying on the road to face off against the Fruitland Grizzlies at 5:30 p.m. McCall-Donnelly is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, McCall-Donnelly didn't have quite enough to beat Weiser and fell 3-2.
McCall-Donnelly saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Naugle, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, McCall-Donnelly didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. This was only their eighth loss (out of ten games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Fruitland waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 15-1 victory. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Fruitland has managed all season.
Coye Coffman and Nate Grosvenor did most of the damage at the plate: Coffman scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Grosvenor went 1-for-2 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Coffman has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinn Hood, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
McCall-Donnelly's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Fruitland, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. McCall-Donnelly has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Fruitland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
McCall-Donnelly suffered a grim 30-0 defeat to Fruitland in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can McCall-Donnelly avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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