Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Garfield-Palouse). Everything went their way against St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse on Tuesday as they made off with a 14-4 win. The victory continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse: they've now won three in a row.
Rowan Edwards
| 04/01/25 @ Waitsburg/Prescott | 6 |
| 04/12/25 vs Dayton | 2 |
| 03/17/25 @ Kendrick | 1 |
Rowan Edwards made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Garfield-Palouse is 3-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 1-2-1 otherwise. Edwards was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Preston Olson, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. He has become a key player for Garfield-Palouse: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-2-1 otherwise. Cooper Wells was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Garfield-Palouse now has a winning record of 4-3-1. As for St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Garfield-Palouse beat St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse by a score of 18-3 later that day.
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