Lapwai is 2-8 against Prairie since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lapwai Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Prairie Pirates at 4:30 p.m.
Lapwai is is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game on Thursday. They lost 19-5 to Troy.
Lapwai saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was DaRon Wheeler, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Prairie had just enough and edged Clearwater Valley out 5-4 on Tuesday.
Phil Schwartz was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Schwartz was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Lapwai's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Prairie, their victory bumped their record up to 5-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lapwai has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Prairie struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lapwai suffered a grim 18-7 defeat to Prairie in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Prairie's Cody Kaschmitter, who struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Lapwai knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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