Baseball Preview: Grangeville Bulldogs vs. Orofino Maniacs
Grangeville has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Orofino Maniacs at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Grangeville: 2.7, Orofino: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Grangeville is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Kendrick (and have done all season long). Grangeville put the hurt on Kendrick with a sharp 13-2 win last Monday. That's two games straight that Grangeville has won by exactly 11 runs.
Cody Klement made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Klement was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on David Goicoa, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Ray Holes was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Meanwhile, Orofino waltzed into their match on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Lumberjacks by a score of 5-2.
Grangeville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for Orofino, their victory bumped their record up to 20-2.
Grangeville came up short against Orofino in their previous meeting back in April, falling 11-6. Can Grangeville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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