The Ridgevue Warhawks will take on the Sandpoint Bulldogs in a tournament on Saturday. Ridgevue will be strutting in after a victory while Sandpoint will be coming in after a defeat.
Ridgevue is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 7-1 margin over Lewiston on Friday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Warhawks with their most commanding win of the season.
Logan Hirasaki made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hirasaki was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Dante Brinegar was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024. Elliot Jamison also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Ridgevue was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Sandpoint lost 10-3 to Blackfoot on Friday. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The win made it two in a row for Ridgevue and bumps their season record up to 3-1-1. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Sandpoint, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
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