Orofino waltzed into their matchup on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the St. Maries Lumberjacks. That's more bragging rights for Orofino, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Silas Naranjo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on one hit and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Aiden Olive was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.
On St. Maries' side, Wyatt Holmes was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Orofino's win bumped their record up to 20-2. As for St. Maries, they dropped their record down to 10-14 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Orofino will be playing at home against Grangeville at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Orofino: 3.5, Grangeville: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for St. Maries, they will head out on the road to face off against Kellogg at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Maries is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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