Fruitland faced Marsh Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Grizzlies walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Eagles. That's two games straight that the Grizzlies have won by exactly four runs.
Coye Coffman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Fruitland let Owen Baker and Quinn Hood run wild. Baker got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Hood went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

Grizzlies
05/17/25 vs Marsh Valley | 5-1 |
05/16/25 vs Cole Valley Christian | 8-4 |
05/09/25 vs Buhl | 4-3 |
05/01/25 vs Payette | 12-0 |
04/29/25 vs Homedale | 3-1 |
+ 20 more games |
Fruitland pushed their record up to 28-1 with the win, which was their 25th straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Marsh Valley, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 25-4.
As of now, neither Fruitland nor the Eagles have any future games scheduled.
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