Lake City and Lewiston are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2022, but likely not for long. The Lake City Timberwolves will head out on the road to square off against the Lewiston Bengals at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lake City came tearing into Tuesday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 15-0 shutout. Lake City might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Madalynn Blood was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Blood was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Lake City let KaeLee Kolden and Kendra Schiley loose on the outfield. Kolden got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base, while Schiley scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Taylor Hill was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lewiston can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Coeur d'Alene as Lewiston made off with a 13-4 win. The victory was just what Lewiston needed coming off of a 12-6 defeat in their prior contest.
Like Lake City, Lewiston also got a great game from a two-way player: Ashland Schnell. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Schnell has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Schnell was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Lewiston got a massive performance out of Jenna Barney, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Barney has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Shelby Arellano, who scored two runs while going 4-for-6.
Lake City's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs per game. As for Lewiston, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Lake City hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lewiston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Lake City might still be hurting after the 13-1 loss they got from Lewiston in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Lake City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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