Lewis & Clark is 0-10 against Gonzaga Prep since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Lewis & Clark Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Gonzaga Prep Bullpups at 4:00 p.m.
Lewis & Clark fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Mead on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that Lewis & Clark has lost by just one run.
Kyle Wilkinson was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Wilkinson was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Wilkinson wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Jeffries, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Kj Kinkade was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gonzaga Prep stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against North Central as Gonzaga Prep made off with a 9-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Gonzaga Prep.
Quinn Derzay spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Briggs Beaudoin and Jaden Sarto did most of the damage at the plate: Beaudoin scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Sarto scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Anthony Karis, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Lewis & Clark and nudges their season record down to 6-8. As for Gonzaga Prep, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
Lewis & Clark might still be hurting after the 10-1 loss they got from Gonzaga Prep in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Lewis & Clark avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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