Blackfoot has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Moscow Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Blackfoot is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Pocatello out 2-1.
Griffin Ross was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Moscow entered their tilt with Minico with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They blew past the Spartans 6-0. The result was nothing new for Moscow, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Levi Anderson, who gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Minico off the board. Anderson has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Moscow saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Driskill, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Blackfoot's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-5. As for Moscow, their win bumped their record up to 18-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Blackfoot has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Moscow struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Blackfoot's way against Moscow when the teams last played back in May of 2015 as Blackfoot made off with a 21-6 victory. Will Blackfoot repeat their success, or does Moscow have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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