The Prairie Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Pomeroy Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Prairie will be strutting in after a win while Pomeroy will be coming in after a loss.
After only one run in their last contest, Prairie made sure to put some runs up on the board against Lapwai on Tuesday. Prairie put the hurt on Lapwai with a sharp 18-7 victory.
Cody Kaschmitter made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Kaschmitter was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring five runs while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Chris Schumacher and Levi McElroy did most of the damage at the plate: Schumacher scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while McElroy scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jake Quintal, who scored two runs and stole three bases.
Meanwhile, Pomeroy came up short against Liberty on Saturday and fell 7-3. Pomeroy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Like Prairie, Pomeroy also got a great game from a two-way player: Trace Roberts. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Roberts was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Roberts wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rory McKiernan, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Pomeroy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
The win got Prairie back to even at 1-1. As for Pomeroy, their record is now 2-2.
Everything went Prairie's way against Pomeroy in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Prairie made off with a 12-6 victory. Does Prairie have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pomeroy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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