
Maniacs
03/20/25 vs Colton | 44 |
04/12/25 vs St. Maries | 24 |
04/25/25 @ Kellogg | 21 |
05/01/25 vs St. Maries | 17 |
03/15/25 vs Priest River | 17 |
It's playoff time, and Orofino had no trouble coming through when it counted. They blew past the New Plymouth Pilgrims 8-1 on Friday. Considering the Maniacs have won 18 contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Aiden Olive made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaeger Tondevold, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases and two runs. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Nicholas Bonner was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Orofino kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in nine consecutive matches.
Orofino pushed their record up to 22-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for New Plymouth, they now have a losing record of 13-14.
Orofino does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Plymouth, they will face off against North Fremont at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Pilgrims are facing the Huskies at the right time seeing as the Huskies are stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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