Spartans
| 04/18/25 vs Grangeville | 9 |
| 03/27/25 @ St. Maries | 8 |
| 03/14/25 vs St. Maries | 8 |
| 03/27/25 @ St. Maries | 6 |
| 04/14/25 @ Kellogg | 5 |
Priest River had lost four straight at home, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 4-9 to make it five. They came up short against the Grangeville Bulldogs, falling 22-9. On the bright side, the nine- run effort marked the Spartans' highest-scoring match to date.
Broden Collins was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run. Philippe Paschetag was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases.
As for Grangeville, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for they considering their one-run performance the contest before.
On Grangeville's side, Thayn Williams was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Williams was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his six plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Grangeville is undefeated when Williams posts two or more runs, but 2-6 otherwise.
In other batting news, Grangeville got a massive performance out of David Goicoa, who went 4-for-5 with four stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs. Those four stolen bases gave Goicoa a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Poxleitner, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
While Priest River had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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