The Timberline Wolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Kuna Kavemen at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses apiece.
Timberline is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Owyhee, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Timberline was ranked sixth). Timberline fell just short of Owyhee by a score of 5-4 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that Timberline has lost by just one run.
Delaney Wright put in work no matter where she played. She struck out 13 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Wright has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Wright was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double.
In other batting news, Mallorie Casch made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 4-for-4.
Even though they lost, Timberline didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Owyhee only tossed seven.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Kuna had to settle for a 9-7 loss against Eagle on Thursday.
Gracie Nelson and Remington Quick stepped up to the plate in a big way. Nelson went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, while Quick scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Timberline's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Kuna, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Timberline hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Kuna struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Timberline beat Kuna 4-1 when the teams last played back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Kuna's Ashlyn Crone, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Timberline still be able to contain Crone? There's only one way to find out.
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