Kendrick had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over the Prairie Pirates. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Kendrick also won the last time the pair played on April 4th.
Hunter Taylor and Ralli Roetcisoender did most of the damage at the plate: Taylor scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5, while Roetcisoender scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Taylor has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Xaiver Carpenter, who went 1-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
On Prairie's side, Jake Quintal was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Carter Shears was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Kendrick pushed their record up to 11-5 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Prairie, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Kendrick will head out on the road to square off against Grangeville at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Prairie, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Potlatch at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Potlatch's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Prairie's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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