The Burley Bobcats will square off against the Wood River Wolverines at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Burley is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Jerome just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Bobcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Wood River hadn't done well against Twin Falls recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Wolverines came out on top against the Bruins by a score of 12-9. The high-scoring effort was just what the Wolverines needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.
Emmalese Nilsen was incredible, going 4-for-5 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs she has posted over her last 12 contests. Rebecca Atienza was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Wood River kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. They are 13-3 when they post 11 or more hits.
Wood River has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-13 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Burley, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-9.
Everything went Burley's way against Wood River in their previous meeting on Monday, as Burley made off with a 10-0 victory. Will the Bobcats repeat their success, or do the Wolverines have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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