Baseball Preview: Genesee Bulldogs vs. Kendrick Tigers
Genesee and Kendrick are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Genesee Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Kendrick Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Genesee will be strutting in after a victory while Kendrick will be coming in after a loss.
Genesee is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Lapwai (and have done all season long). Everything went Genesee's way against Lapwai on Tuesday as Genesee made off with a 20-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Genesee.
Noah Bollman made a splash 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenneth "Teak" Wareham, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Kendrick had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Potlatch on Tuesday. Kendrick has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Wyatt Fitzmorris was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Genesee's victory bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Kendrick, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Genesee has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Kendrick struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Genesee might still be hurting after the 17-1 defeat they got from Kendrick when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kendrick's Xaiver Carpenter, who struck out 11 batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Now that Genesee knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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