Post Falls has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Coeur d'Alene Vikings at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Post Falls is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
After soaring to 19 runs the game before, Post Falls was a bit more limited in their matchup on Saturday. They fell just short of Lewiston by a score of 2-1.
Post Falls saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Jimerson, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Coeur d'Alene's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 6-3 to Lewiston.
Even though they lost, Coeur d'Alene didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Post Falls' record now sits at 7-2. As for Coeur d'Alene, their record is now 7-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Post Falls has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Coeur d'Alene struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Post Falls suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Coeur d'Alene in their previous matchup last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coeur d'Alene's Blanco Aidan, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that Post Falls knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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