In what's become a running theme this season, Kendrick gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They blew past the Clearwater Valley Rams 15-7. 15 seems to be a good number for Kendrick as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ashna Casto was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Harley Heimgartner, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
On Clearwater Valley's side, Gracie Schuster was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alex Palmer, who went 4-for-5 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Clearwater Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kendrick only tossed six.
The win was the third in a row for Kendrick, bringing their record for this year to 12-6. As for Clearwater Valley, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-6.
Kendrick will head out on the road to challenge Genesee at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Genesee is coming into the matchup with eight straight victories at home, so Kendrick will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Clearwater Valley will take on Potlatch at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Potlatch's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matches.
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