If South Fremont was riding high off their 7-0 takedown of Gooding on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The South Fremont Cougars fell just short of the Filer Wildcats by a score of 9-7 on Saturday. South Fremont was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Filer apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2021.
Jordan Hammond put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Hammond was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Max Clark was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Korbin Koons, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, South Fremont didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Filer only tossed three.
On Filer's side, they got a big performance out of Corbin Lewis, who scored a run while going 3-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Drayson Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
South Fremont's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Filer, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
While South Fremont had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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