On Thursday, Borah faced Kuna in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Borah Lions never let the Kuna Kavemen onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Borah also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
The result came thanks to Megan Meracle's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Borah's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Halle Fizer, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Kuna's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashlyn Crone, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Kuna didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Borah's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Kuna, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Borah will head out on the road to face off against Meridian at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Borah is facing Meridian at the right time seeing as Meridian is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Kuna, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Capital at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kuna is on a three-game streak of home wins, Capital a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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