The Kalama Chinooks will head out on the road to take on the Toledo Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Kalama is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Kalama can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They blew past Winlock 8-2.
Gavin McBride was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. McBride was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Drew Schlangen and Connor Darnell did most of the damage at the plate: Schlangen scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Darnell scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Schlangen has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jevan Lucente, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Toledo fell victim to Adna and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 7-0 loss at the hands of the Pirates. Toledo has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kalama pushed their record up to 9-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.5 runs per game. As for Toledo, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-3.
Kalama might still be hurting after the 15-5 loss they got from Toledo in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Kalama avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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