Baseball Recap: Orofino Has No Trouble Against Bonners Ferry

Maniacs

Margin (Wins)

03/20/25 vs Colton	44
03/15/25 vs Priest River	17
03/15/25 vs Priest River	15
03/14/25 vs Kellogg	14
04/04/25 vs Bonners Ferry	12

Orofino won the last time they faced Bonners Ferry and things went their way on Friday too. The Maniacs were the clear victors by a 13-1 margin over the Badgers. The Maniacs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by ten runs or more this season.

Blake Barlow was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Runia, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Orofino always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bonners Ferry only posted an OBP of .400.

Orofino is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Bonners Ferry, their defeat was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-3.

Orofino will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Badgers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.