Baseball Recap: Priest River Spartans vs. St. Maries Lumberjacks
Sadly, Priest River is still looking for their first win of the season after 12 games. They took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Maries Lumberjacks in Saturday's second game. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Priest River of the 14-6 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture in Saturday's first game.
Broden Collins was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Collins was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Tyson Troudt made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Logan Troumbley was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with three RBI.
On St. Maries' side, the team relied heavily on Milo Marsh, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of RIley Abell, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Priest River's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for St. Maries, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-5-1.
Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Kellogg the next time they take the field. Priest River will head out to face Kellogg at 12:00 p.m. in Monday's first game, while St. Maries will host them at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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