Baseball Recap: Lewiston Bengals vs. Coeur d'Alene Vikings
On Saturday, Lewiston faced Coeur d'Alene in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lewiston Bengals fell just short of the Coeur d'Alene Vikings by a score of 5-4. Lewiston's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Lewiston saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody Balmer, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Coeur d'Alene's side, Blanco Aidan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up eight Ks. Aidan has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Lewiston's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Coeur d'Alene, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Lewiston by a score of 10-2 later that day.
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