Baseball Game Preview: Kettle Falls Bulldogs vs. Chewelah Cougars

Kettle Falls is 1-9 against Chewelah since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cougars at 12:00 p.m.

Kettle Falls is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Newport.

Meanwhile, Chewelah put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They had just enough and edged out Liberty Bell 3-1. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly two runs.

The team relied heavily on Nolan Jeanneret, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Makai Masuda, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI.

Chewelah pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Kettle Falls, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.

Kettle Falls suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to Chewelah when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will the Bulldogs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.