After two games on the road, Gem State Adventist Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Idaho City Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Gem State Adventist Academy played against Lighthouse Christian and lost via forfeit.
Idaho City will head into Monday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a six-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Garden Valley on Monday. Idaho City narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Garden Valley 8-6.
Gabe Goodman and Tell Jewell made a big impact 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 the plate, 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. Trey Martiny was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Gem State Adventist Academy's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Idaho City, they have 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.
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