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| 04/27/24 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 04/26/24 - Away | 35-1 W |
| 04/26/24 - Away | 28-1 W |
| 04/08/23 - Home | 19-1 W |
| 03/27/21 - Home | 4-0 W |
| + 2 more games |
Orofino is a perfect 7-0 against Priest River since March of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Orofino Maniacs will look to defend their home field against the Priest River Spartans at 12:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Orofino is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Kellogg a 14-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for the Maniacs as they're now sitting on ten straight dating back to last season.
Orofino let Hunter Gamble and Jaeger Tondevold run wild. Gamble scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Tondevold scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinton Naranjo, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Orofino always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kellogg only posted an OBP of .000.
After ending last season with 19 straight losses, Priest River opened this season with a bang. They walked away with an 8-3 win over St. Maries on Friday.
Jacob Best made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Best was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Colton Kuprienko, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Layton Goins, who scored a run and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-3.
Orofino came out on top in a nail-biter against Priest River in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 2-0. Will Orofino repeat their success, or does Priest River have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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