Wood River fell victim to Minico and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. Their rough 20-0 loss to the Minico Spartans might stick with them for a while. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Wood River has not been shut out since back in March.
Wood River saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ozzie Scherer, who went 1-for-1 with two stolen bases.
On Minico's side, they got a great performance from Zairic Salazar as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Salazar has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jayden Dominguez was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Jase Murphy, who scored five runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Wood River has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Minico, they pushed their record up to 12-7 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Wood River will square off against Jerome at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Minico, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Twin Falls at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Twin Falls is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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