Softball Game Preview: Kellogg Wildcats vs. Grangeville Bulldogs

Kellogg is 0-9 against Grangeville since April of 2023 but things could change on Wednesday. The Wildcats will take on the Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Kellogg has given up an average of 15.9 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Kellogg is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 19-8 to St. Maries.

Meanwhile, Grangeville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 21-1 win. Considering the Bulldogs have won eight contests by more than nine runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Keely Macgregor was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Macgregor was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two runs gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kinzley Adams, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and four RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Mikaela Klement, who went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Grangeville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .312 or higher in five consecutive games.

Grangeville pushed their record up to 10-8 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 22.2 runs over those games. As for Kellogg, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.

Kellogg might still be hurting after the 28-6 loss they got from Grangeville in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.