Wood River easily dispatched Sugar-Salem last Saturday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Wolverines fell just short of the Burley Bobcats by a score of 7-5 on Tuesday. The Wolverines were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bobcats apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.
Makinzie Nelson
| 04/08/25 @ Burley | 14 |
| 04/05/25 vs Sugar-Salem | 6 |
| 04/05/25 @ Kimberly | 10 |
| 04/04/25 vs South Fremont | 7 |
| 04/02/25 @ Eagle | 5 |
| + 4 more games |
Makinzie Nelson was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over six innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.7 strikeouts per game. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Nelson wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Paityn Nelson, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Wood River's loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Burley, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Bobcats beat Wood River by a score of 15-12 later that day.
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