The Idaho City Wildcats will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the North Star Huskies at 4:00 p.m. Idaho City will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, Idaho City gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 26-4 margin over Garden Valley.
Hayden Higgins and Tell Jewell made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Higgins didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Jewell tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Higgins scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances, while Jewell scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Idaho City let Dax Olvera and Gabe Goodman loose on the outfield. Olvera fired off eight RBI, five runs, and two stolen bases while going 4-for-5, while Goodman went 3-for-5 with six RBI, four runs, and two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for North Star's offense. They fell 5-0 to Liberty Christian on Friday. The contest marked that first time this season in which North Star was not able to get on the board.
North Star saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jace Irwin, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Idaho City's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for North Star, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
North Star's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Idaho City hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .416. It's a different story for North Star, though, as they've only averaged .255. Will they be able to contain Idaho City's hitters?
Idaho City might still be hurting after the 21-0 loss they got from North Star in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Thankfully for Idaho City, Joshua Ineck (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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