Newport is 8-1 against Priest River since March of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Grizzlies will welcome the Spartans at 2:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Newport has three straight wins, Priest River has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Newport's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Kettle Falls. While the Grizzlies didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Not much got past Ryder Riddles, who gave up just a hit and racked up eight Ks to keep Kettle Falls off the board.
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At the plate, Hank Kirkwood was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Priest River came up short against Timberlake on Tuesday, falling 17-2. That's two games in a row now that the Spartans have lost by exactly 15 runs.
Broden Collins made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. He is becoming a predictor of Priest River's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 0-6 when he doesn't).
Newport pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Priest River, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Newport took their win against Priest River in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 16-1 score. Do the Grizzlies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Spartans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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