On Saturday, Lewiston faced Coeur d'Alene in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lewiston Bengals lost 10-2 to the Coeur d'Alene Vikings. Lewiston has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lewiston saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Guy Krasselt, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Coeur d'Alene's side, they got a great performance from Will Beckenhauer as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Nolan Christ was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Gavin Helms was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Lewiston's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Coeur d'Alene, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 14-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lewiston will take on Post Falls at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lewiston is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. As for Coeur d'Alene, they will square off against Lake City at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Coeur d'Alene is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
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