After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Lighthouse Christian, Idaho City was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They skirted past the Garden Valley Wolverines 8-6. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Idaho City also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Gabe Goodman and Tell Jewell made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Goodman struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Jewell didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Goodman scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Jewell scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Culver, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Martiny, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Idaho City has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Garden Valley, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with that loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Idaho City will square off against Gem State Adventist Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Idaho City is facing Gem State Adventist Academy at the right time seeing as Gem State Adventist Academy is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Garden Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lighthouse Christian at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lighthouse Christian will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Garden Valley surely won't give up without a fight.
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