Baseball Preview: St. Maries Lumberjacks vs. Priest River Spartans
St. Maries is 8-0 against Priest River since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success in Saturday's first game. The St. Maries Lumberjacks will head out on the road to take on the Priest River Spartans at 2:00 p.m. St. Maries is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
While St. Maries has not struggled against Bonners Ferry recently, they managed to flip the script on Thursday. St. Maries came out on top against Bonners Ferry by a score of 7-4. The victory was just what St. Maries needed coming off of a 10-4 loss in their prior match.
Wyatt Holmes was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up four earned runs off nine hits. Holmes has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Holmes was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4.
Holmes wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Landon Holmes, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, sadly, Priest River is still looking for their first win of the season after ten contests. They suffered a rough 31-3 defeat at the hands of Kellogg on Tuesday.
Priest River saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyson Troudt, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
St. Maries now has a winning record of 6-5-1. As for Priest River, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Priest River's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: St. Maries has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .464. It's a different story for Priest River, though, as they've only averaged .239. Will they be able to contain St. Maries' hitters?
St. Maries took their win against Priest River in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 20-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Maries since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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