Priest River is on a 16-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and St. Maries a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Priest River Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Maries Lumberjacks at 2:00 p.m. Priest River has given up an average of 23.3 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Priest River lost 22-1 to Grangeville on Saturday.
Meanwhile, St. Maries didn't have quite enough to beat Orofino last Saturday and fell 8-6.
Addyson Stewart was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off seven hits. Stewart was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Danika Sloper was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Priest River's defeat dropped their record down to 0-12-1. As for St. Maries, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Priest River suffered a grim 22-3 defeat to St. Maries in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Spartans have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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