The Wood River Wolverines will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Minico Spartans at 3:00 p.m. One thing working in Wood River's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last nine matches.
Wood River stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 17-7 margin over Canyon Ridge.
The team relied heavily on Hadley Elsbree, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Faith Enderle was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two triples and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Minico scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Mountain Home 17-2. With that victory, Minico brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Sammy Jasso made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Jasso was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Chuck Salinas was a standout: she scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nye Salinas, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Wood River's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Minico, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Wood River has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Minico struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Wood River's way against Minico in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Wood River made off with a 14-0 win. Will Wood River repeat their success, or does Minico have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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