Priest River came into Friday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on the St. Maries Lumberjacks with a sharp 18-10 win on Friday. The victory was just what Priest River needed coming off of a 21-2 defeat in their prior game.
Cheyenne Thompson made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and six unearned) runs off five hits. Thompson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Rylee Hansen was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kae Brown, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI.
On St. Maries' side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addilynn Turner, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Addyson Stewart, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, St. Maries didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Priest River's win ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3. As for St. Maries, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Priest River will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Kellogg at 2:00 p.m. on April 9th. After both having extra time off, St. Maries and Orofino will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 3:00 p.m. on April 3rd. Orofino's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so St. Maries' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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