Wilder is 1-9 against Garden Valley since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Wilder Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Garden Valley Wolverines at 4:00 p.m. Wilder is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 14.8 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Wilder suffered a tough 19-7 defeat at the hands of Greenleaf Friends Academy. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Wilder has scored all season.
G. Esparza was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-2. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of G. Perez, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Even though they lost, Wilder didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Garden Valley was handed a 22-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Idaho City two weeks ago. Garden Valley skirted past Idaho City 18-16. The victory was just what Garden Valley needed coming off of a 22-0 defeat in their prior matchup.
Wilder's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Garden Valley, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Wilder might still be hurting after the 25-14 defeat they got from Garden Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Wilder avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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