After a string of five wins, Potlatch's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 5-0 to the Troy Trojans. Potlatch was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matchups prior) but Troy's pitchers proved too tough.
Jaxon Vowels was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Potlatch saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jay Marshall, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
On Troy's side, not much got past Dominic Holden, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Potlatch off the board.
On the hitting side, Troy got a massive performance out of Makhi Durrett, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Joseph Bendel, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Potlatch's loss dropped their record down to 15-4. As for Troy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-4.
Potlatch will be playing at home against Clearwater Valley at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Potlatch's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Clearwater Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Troy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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