Baseball Preview: Coeur d'Alene Vikings vs. Lewiston Bengals
Coeur d'Alene and Lewiston are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2022, but likely not for long. The Coeur d'Alene Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Lewiston Bengals at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Coeur d'Alene sitting on four straight victories and Lewiston on five.
Coeur d'Alene can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They never let Bonners Ferry onto the board and left with a 6-0 win.
Coeur d'Alene got a great performance from Trevor Rodda as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Rodda has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Coeur d'Alene's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Harrison Trunkey-Evans, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Gavin Helms, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Lewiston's way against Lakeland on Tuesday as Lewiston made off with a 6-0 win.
Austin Topp made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Topp was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cody Ray, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Coeur d'Alene is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Lewiston, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-7.
Lewiston's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Coeur d'Alene has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .460. It's a different story for Lewiston, though, as they've only averaged .334. Will they be able to contain Coeur d'Alene's hitters?
Coeur d'Alene came up short against Lewiston when the teams last played on April 9th, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lewiston's Carson Kolb, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Coeur d'Alene knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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