Priest River fell victim to Newport and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Grizzlies by a score of 2-0. The Spartans have struggled against the Grizzlies recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Priest River saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colton Kuprienko, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Priest River's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Newport, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
Looking ahead, Priest River will head out on the road to square off against Kellogg at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. The Wildcats have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 18.57 runs per game on average), something the Spartans will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Newport, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Davenport at 4:30 p.m. The timing is sure in the Grizzlies' favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while the Gorillas have been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
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