Wilder pushed their score all the way to 14 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell victim to a tough 24-14 defeat at the hands of the Garden Valley Wolverines. Wilder has struggled against Garden Valley recently, as their game on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Wilder got a massive performance out of Julian Neri, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Isaac Rodriguez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Wilder didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Wilder's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Garden Valley, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Wilder didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 18-0 defeat vs. Challis on the 11th. As for Garden Valley, they will head out on the road to take on Vision at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Garden Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
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