The Capital Golden Eagles will be playing at home against the Borah Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Capital is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Rocky Mountain, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Capital was ranked 12th). Capital fell just short of Rocky Mountain by a score of 8-7 on Friday.
McKenna Chavez and Lizzy Turpen stepped up to the plate in a big way. Chavez scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Turpen went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. Chavez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kharson Castell, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Borah's hitters rose to the challenge against a Wolves pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.41 runs allowed on Friday. Borah was the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Timberline. With that win, Borah brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Kayla Campbell was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Olyvia Chalifoux, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Capital's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Borah, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-7.
Capital came out on top in a nail-biter against Borah when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 10-8. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Borah's Megan Meracle, who struck out 13 batters over nine innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off eight hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Capital still be able to contain Meracle? There's only one way to find out.
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