Lapwai fell victim to Potlatch and their airtight pitching crew in Saturday's first game. They suffered a rough 19-0 defeat at the hands of the Potlatch Loggers. Lapwai has struggled against Potlatch recently, as their contest in Saturday's first game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
For Potlatch's part, Jaxon Vowels made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Vowels was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Potlatch got a massive performance out of Cooper Thompson, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Mason Woolverton was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Lapwai's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Potlatch, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Lapwai by a score of 15-0 later that day.
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