Baseball Recap: Potlatch Takes Down Ranked Kendrick

Potlatch faced Kendrick in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Loggers skirted past the Tigers 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Loggers have posted against the Tigers since April 30, 2024.

Trey Magallon was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.

Jay Marshall

Stolen Base (Career)

04/27/26 vs Kendrick	5
04/25/26 vs Prairie	3
04/24/26 @ Troy	2
03/27/26 vs Portland Christian	2
04/21/26 vs Lewis County co-op [Highland/Nezperce]	1

In other batting news, Jay Marshall was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, five stolen bases, and three runs. Those five stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brody Mitchell, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Potlatch has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Kendrick, they moved to 15-3 with that loss, which also ended their ten-game winning streak.

Coming up, Potlatch will host Lapwai at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Wildcats have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.67 runs per game on average), something the Loggers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Kendrick, they will venture away from home to face off against Lewis County co-op [Highland/Nezperce] at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lewis County co-op [Highland/Nezperce] has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.69 runs per game on average), something Kendrick will no doubt try to take advantage of.