Softball Recap: Orofino Sets Scoring Season-High Against Priest River

Maniacs

Margin (Wins)

04/11/25 @ Priest River	37
03/22/25 vs Priest River	17
03/18/25 @ Moscow	13
04/03/25 vs Colton	12
03/22/25 vs Priest River	11

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Orofino). They were the clear victors by a 41-4 margin over the Priest River Spartans on Friday. Considering the Maniacs have won seven games by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Sady Olive made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Olive was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-6. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Orofino got a massive performance out of Paige Deyo, who went 3-for-6 with four runs, five RBI, and three doubles. Rilee Diffin was another key player, going 4-for-7 with five runs, five RBI, and one double.

Orofino always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .582. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Priest River only posted an OBP of .261.

Orofino pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 28.5 runs over those games. As for Priest River, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7-1.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Orofino will host St. Maries at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Maniacs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Lumberjacks have averaged an impressive 11.8 runs per game this season. As for Priest River, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Newport at 12:00 p.m.