Potlatch entered their tilt with Troy with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Troy Trojans on Tuesday and snuck past 6-4. This was payback for Potlatch, who suffered a 7-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Jaxon Vowels tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over 5.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jay Marshall, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Waylan Marshall, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
On Troy's side, Makhi Durrett made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-5 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Durrett hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for four straight games.
Even though they lost, Troy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Potlatch pushed their record up to 7-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Troy, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Potlatch will take on Clearwater Valley at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Potlatch's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Clearwater Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Troy, they will head out on the road to face off against Nezperce at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Troy is facing Nezperce at the right time seeing as Nezperce is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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