Baseball Game Preview: Lakeland Hawks vs. Bonners Ferry Badgers

By Team Reports Apr 13, 2024, 4:05am

Baseball Preview: Lakeland Hawks vs. Bonners Ferry Badgers

Lakeland is 3-0 against Bonners Ferry since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Lakeland Hawks will look to defend their home field against the Bonners Ferry Badgers at 4:00 p.m. Lakeland will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.

On Friday, Lakeland got the win against Kellogg by a conclusive 15-5.

Raiston Ellwood made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Ellwood was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base.

In other batting news, Garrett Farrell was incredible, going 3-for-5 with six RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Caleb Mason, who scored two runs while going 4-for-5.

Meanwhile, Bonners Ferry came up short against St. Maries on Thursday and fell 7-4. Bonners Ferry has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Lakeland's victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-6. As for Bonners Ferry, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.

Lakeland took their win against Bonners Ferry in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 15-5. Will Lakeland repeat their success, or does Bonners Ferry have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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