Gooding is 1-8-1 against Wendell since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Gooding Senators will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wendell Trojans at 4:00 p.m. Gooding is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Gooding gave their fans yet another huge victory in their second game on Saturday. Everything went their way against Filer as Gooding made off with a 12-2 win. 12 seems to be a good number for Gooding as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Braden Martin was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Martin was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Gooding got a big performance out of Zander Gonzales, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kayl McHenry, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Wendell suffered a rough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Grangeville in their second game on Saturday. It was the first time this season that Wendell let down their fans at home.
Wendell saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Ponce, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Gooding has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Wendell, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4-1.
Tuesday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Gooding hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .349. However, it's not like Wendell struggles in that department as they've averaged .360. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Gooding suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to Wendell when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Gooding avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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