The Owyhee Storm will take on the Eagle Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Owyhee comes in on five and Eagle on ten.
Owyhee is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Mountain View, who was ranked tenth at the time (Owyhee was ranked first). The Storm didn't even let the Mavericks on the board on Tuesday, marking the Storm's second-straight 5-0 shutout. Give the Storm's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Hailey Bock was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 16 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
In other batting news, Saylor Shoemaker was excellent, going 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March. Hailey Brennan was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Owyhee hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain View struck out 15 times.
Meanwhile, while Eagle put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Rocky Mountain. The Mustangs blew past the Grizzlies 10-0. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won 14 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Owyhee's win bumped their record up to 23-2. As for Eagle, their victory bumped their record up to 20-5-1.
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