Potlatch had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. They never let the Clearwater Valley Rams onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. That's two games straight that Potlatch has won by exactly two runs.
Bryson Carpenter tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Logan Carpenter, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
On Clearwater Valley's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Schilling, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Even though they lost, Clearwater Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Potlatch only tossed six.
Potlatch pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Clearwater Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Potlatch will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Genesee at 4:30 p.m. Genesee is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season. As for Clearwater Valley, they will head out on the road to take on Lapwai at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Clearwater Valley is facing Lapwai at the right time seeing as Lapwai is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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