On Saturday, Thunder Basin faced East in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Thunder Basin Bolts were the clear victor by a 19-7 margin over the East Thunderbirds. The result was nothing new for Thunder Basin, who have now won five matches by ten runs or more so far this season.
Falen Wilkerson looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned run or hits (she also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Natalie Clonch was incredible, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. Kalissa Terrell was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple.
On East's side, Gracie Oswald made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Madelyn Artery, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Thunder Basin's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for East, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-1.
After both having extra time off, Thunder Basin and Laramie will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 4:00 p.m. on April 5th. Thunder Basin will be looking to keep their 12-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for East, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on South at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East is facing South at the right time seeing as South is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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