Lapwai lost against Prairie back in March of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Lapwai Wildcats suffered a rough 18-7 loss at the hands of the Prairie Pirates. Lapwai has struggled against Prairie recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Quinton Kipp made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Kipp is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
On Prairie's side, Cody Kaschmitter made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Kaschmitter was also big at the plate, scoring five runs while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Chris Schumacher and Levi McElroy did most of the damage at the plate: Schumacher scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while McElroy scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jake Quintal, who scored two runs and stole three bases.
Lapwai now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Prairie, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lapwai will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Troy at 4:00 p.m. on April 11th. As for Prairie, they will head out on the road to take on Pomeroy at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pomeroy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
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