Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Prairie

Pirates

Previous 5 Games

04/21/25 @ Lapwai	17-1
04/19/25 @ Genesee	25-8
04/19/25 @ Genesee	8-5
04/17/25 @ Nezperce	18-2
04/15/25 vs Nezperce	31-4

Prairie entered their tilt with Lapwai on Monday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Wildcats 17-1. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 20-5 two weeks ago.

Levi McElroy and Kade Quintal were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, McElroy pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Quintal pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, McElroy went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Quintal went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. McElroy is becoming a predictor of Prairie's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 7-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Prairie let Phil Schwartz and Collin Ray run wild. Schwartz went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Ray got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Schwartz has become a key player for Prairie: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-3 otherwise. Noah Geis was another key player, getting on base in both of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Prairie was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .533. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher in five consecutive games.

Prairie pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.0 runs over those games. As for Lapwai, they are on a 20-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Prairie is set to square off against their familiar foe Troy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Lapwai will challenge rival Potlatch at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.