Moscow's game on Thursday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Caldwell Cougars a 1-0 shutout.
Moscow got a great performance from Butch Kiblen as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Ethan McLaughlin was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
On Caldwell's side, Eric Kammerman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
Moscow's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Caldwell, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Moscow will head out on the road to challenge Ridgevue at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Ridgevue has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.71 runs per game on average), something Moscow will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Caldwell, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Nampa at 2:00 p.m. Caldwell has given up an average of 6.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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