Grangeville entered their tilt with St. Maries with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the St. Maries Lumberjacks by a score of 8-4 on Saturday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Grangeville also won the last time the pair played on Saturday.
David Goicoa made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. Goicoa was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three doubles and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carter Mundt, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ray Holes, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On St. Maries' side, Wyatt Holmes was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Gibson, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Grangeville is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for St. Maries, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-9-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Grangeville is on the road again on Tuesday to play Kellogg at 3:00 p.m. Grangeville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Kellogg's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Maries, they will head out on the road to take on Orofino at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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