After three games on the road, Almira-Coulee-Hartline is heading back home. They will take on the Republic Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Almira-Coulee-Hartline is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Saturday, just like they did against Northport (and have done all season long). Everything went Almira-Coulee-Hartline's way against Northport on Tuesday as Almira-Coulee-Hartline made off with a 24-14 win.
Almira-Coulee-Hartline got a massive performance out of Mariah McWalter, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. McWalter has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Roberts, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Republic had to settle for a 13-12 loss against Kettle Falls on Thursday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Republic in their matchups with Kettle Falls: they've now lost four in a row.
Almira-Coulee-Hartline's victory bumped their record up to 13-1. As for Republic, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7-1.
Almira-Coulee-Hartline took their win against Republic in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 10-4. Will Almira-Coulee-Hartline repeat their success, or does Republic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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