St. Maries came into Friday's match having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against the Priest River Spartans on Friday as the St. Maries Lumberjacks made off with a 13-6 win. That's more bragging rights for St. Maries, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Landon Holmes was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Holmes was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Wyatt Holmes was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Milo Marsh, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
On Priest River's side, Colton Brooks was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Broden Collins, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
St. Maries' victory bumped their record up to 10-13. As for Priest River, their defeat was their 22nd straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-18.
St. Maries will square off against Orofino at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Orofino will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. Priest River does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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