The Kendrick Tigers are on the road again on Monday to play the Grangeville Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Kendrick sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over Prairie.
Hunter Taylor and Ralli Roetcisoender did most of the damage at the plate: Taylor scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5, while Roetcisoender scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Taylor has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Xaiver Carpenter, who went 1-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, Grangeville can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent match on Saturday. Everything went their way against Kellogg as Grangeville made off with a 10-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Grangeville as they're now sitting on seven straight.
David Goicoa was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Goicoa was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaycen Sickles, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Ray Holes was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Kendrick's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-5. As for Grangeville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Kendrick came up short against Grangeville in their previous matchup last Thursday, falling 9-5. Can Kendrick avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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