Kuna is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Capital is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Kuna Kavemen will take on the Capital Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
On Thursday, Kuna faced Borah in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Kuna fell just short of Borah by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Kuna's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Kuna saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashlyn Crone, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Kuna didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
After soaring to a seven-point win in their last game, Capital came back down to earth on Thursday. They fell just short of Eagle by a score of 17-15. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (13), Capital still had to take the loss.
McKenna Chavez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs, three stolen bases, and six RBI while going 4-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lizzy Turpen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Kuna's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Capital, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Kuna has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Capital struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Kuna beat Capital 8-4 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Does Kuna have another victory up their sleeve, or will Capital turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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