Diggers
| 04/03/25 @ Filer | 15-14 |
| 03/27/25 @ Marsh Valley | 7-4 |
| 03/26/25 vs Marsh Valley | 16-6 |
| 03/25/25 @ Snake River | 19-1 |
| 03/22/25 vs Jerome | 11-3 |
| 03/22/25 vs Grangeville | 13-7 |
Sugar-Salem waltzed into their contest on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 15-14 W against the Filer Wildcats. For the Diggers, this counts as revenge for the 5-4 win the Wildcats walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Seneca Bitter and Kambry Bartholick did most of the damage at the plate: Bitter went 4-for-5 with three RBI, one triple, and one run, while Bartholick scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Bartholick a new career-high in doubles (two). Ashlyn Harris was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
Sugar-Salem always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .628. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Filer only posted an OBP of .250.
Sugar-Salem's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.7 runs over those games. As for Filer, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Sugar-Salem beat Filer by a score of 10-5 later that day.
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