After flying high against Mountain Home last Tuesday, Minico came back down to earth. The Minico Spartans fell 12-9 to the Wood River Wolverines on Thursday. Minico has struggled against Wood River recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Nye Salinas and Zoie Maughan stepped up to the plate in a big way. Salinas scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4, while Maughan scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Salinas is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Chiann Morales, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
On Wood River's side, Makinzie Nelson was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Nelson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Hadley Elsbree was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Faith Enderle was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
Minico's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Wood River, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Minico by a score of 15-0 later that day.
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