Challis stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past the Firth Cougars 18-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Challis.
Ruger Nicholls made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Nicholls was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Braxton Gamett was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was James Parker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Firth's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grant Vasquez, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Challis' win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2-1. As for Firth, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Challis will take on Salmon at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Challis is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.9 runs per game this season. As for Firth, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against North Fremont at 4:00 p.m.
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