Priest River lost against Sandpoint back in April of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Priest River Spartans' tough 19-9 defeat to the Sandpoint Bulldogs might stick with them for a while. Priest River has struggled against Sandpoint recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Priest River saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Helena White, who went 2-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. Kae Brown was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Sandpoint's side, AINSLEY HULL was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). HULL was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Sandpoint got a massive performance out of CADENCE SKIBITSKY, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was SARA BRYSON, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Priest River now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Sandpoint, their win ended a 14-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-3.
While Priest River had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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