The Kuna Kavemen will challenge the Borah Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Kuna nor Borah posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Kuna is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Eagle, who was ranked fourth at the time (Kuna was ranked 24th). The Kavemen fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday. The Kavemen's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Kuna saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elle Wemhoff, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Borah's offense. They came up short against Owyhee on Tuesday, falling 12-0.
Borah has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last ten matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-17 record this season. As for Kuna, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Borah's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Kuna has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Borah, though, as they've been averaging only 2.7 strikeouts. Will Kuna keep running through batters, or will the Lions buck the trend?
Everything went Kuna's way against Borah when the teams last played back in March, as Kuna made off with a 22-11 victory. Will the Kavemen repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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