Softball Preview: Kendrick Tigers vs. Garfield-Palouse Vikings
Kendrick is 6-0 against Garfield-Palouse since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Kendrick Tigers will be playing at home against the Garfield-Palouse Vikings at 3:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Kendrick unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 18-8 defeat at the hands of Grangeville. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Kendrick has scored all season.
Morgan Silflow made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with five RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennadie Kirk, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Garfield-Palouse was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 23-18 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dayton. One positive for Garfield-Palouse, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Kendrick fell to 4-1. As for Garfield-Palouse, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything went Kendrick's way against Garfield-Palouse in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Kendrick made off with an 18-3 victory. Will Kendrick repeat their success, or does Garfield-Palouse have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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