Baseball Recap: Kendrick Beats Lapwai for Their Third Straight Victory

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

03/31/25 vs Nezperce	17
04/25/25 vs Lapwai	16
03/17/25 vs Garfield-Palouse	16
03/31/25 vs Nezperce	15
04/10/25 @ Prairie	14

Kendrick extended their winning streak to three on Friday, bumping their season record up to 16-2 in the process. They were the clear victors by a 17-1 margin over the Lapwai Wildcats. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won 13 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

William Howard was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in both of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.

In other batting news, Nate Kimberling was incredible, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since April 1st. Xavier Carpenter was another key player, going 1-for-3 with four RBI and two runs.

Kendrick always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .708. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

As for Lapwai, they dropped their record down to 0-11 with the loss, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

On Lapwai's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Arlondo Lopez, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI. That hit was Lopez's first of the season.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Kendrick is set to face off against their familiar foe Clearwater Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Lapwai will square off against rival Troy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.