The Coeur d'Alene Vikings will head out to challenge the Post Falls Trojans at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Coeur d'Alene will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Coeur d'Alene barely beat Sandpoint the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Vikings blew past the Bulldogs 13-6 last Thursday. The Vikings have beaten the Bulldogs the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Bulldogs has come to flipping the script.
Gavin Helms was a standout: he scored two runs while going 3-for-4. He also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Kolbe Coey was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Coeur d'Alene was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Post Falls came up short against Lewiston on Saturday and fell 8-3.
Caden Perkins was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Post Falls saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Morrison, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Another was Marshall Tomlinson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Coeur d'Alene's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Post Falls, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Coeur d'Alene was able to grind out a solid win over Post Falls in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 7-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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