Baseball Preview: Kendrick Tigers vs. Genesee Bulldogs
Kendrick has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Genesee Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kendrick is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Kendrick had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Potlatch.
Wyatt Fitzmorris was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Meanwhile, Genesee can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Lapwai 20-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Genesee.
Noah Bollman made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Bollman was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing seven bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Carsen Warner-Hall was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kenneth "Teak" Wareham, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Kendrick's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Genesee, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Kendrick has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Genesee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Kendrick's way against Genesee in their previous matchup back in April as Kendrick made off with a 17-1 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Wareham, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Kendrick still be able to contain Wareham? There's only one way to find out.
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