Badgers have another high scoring DH against Spartans

PRIEST RIVER — Bonners Ferry softball saw another high scoring double header against the Priest River Spartans on April 23.

In the first game, the Spartans committed 14 errors, but took the win with a season-high 20 hits.

The Badgers matched the Spartans in the third inning with eight runs. In the fourth inning, the Badgers fought to keep up with Priest River scoring six runs against the Spartans’ eight, but fell short.

In the second game, the Badgers came back strong and racked up hits, scoring eight runs. However the game was called due to the 10-run rule with the Spartans taking the win.

Bonners Ferry is 1-7 in league.

FIRST GAME

Bonners Ferry 028 602 0 — 18 8 6

Priest River 158 802 x — 24 20 14

J. Curtis and S. Rickter. Jaylein Zylstra, Lilly Freitas (5), and Freitas, Ona Rose (5).

HITS: BF — Owens 2, Pruit 2, Rickter 2, Falck, Elliston. PR — Freitas 5, Hansen 2, O. Rose 2, Zylstra 3, Thompson, Davis 3, White 2, Halcomb, Taylor. 2B — Pruit, Rickter, Freitas. 3B — Freitas 2.

SECOND GAME

Bonners Ferry 101 312 x — 8 4 2

Priest River 391 023 x — 18 15 4

J. Curtis and S. Rickter. Lilly Freitas, and Ona Rose.

HITS: BF — Owens, Rickter, Curtis, Elliston. PR — Freitas 5, Hansen 3, O. Rose 2, Zylstra 2, Thompson, Taylor, White. 2B — Freitas 2, Thompson. 3B — Rickter. HR — Hansen.

The Badgers played Kellogg on April 27, but due to time of print the story will run in the next edition of the Bonners Ferry Herald.

SPIRIT LAKE — The Badgers softball fell to the Timberlake Tigers in a double header on April 20.

The DH was originally scheduled for April 19, but was rescheduled to April 20 due to the lack of officials.

In game one, the Tigers scored four runs each in the first three innings. The Badgers went scoreless after five innings. The game was called due to the 10 run-rule.

In game two, the Badgers scored two runs, but it was not enough to overcome the Tigers.

FIRST GAME BF 0, Timb. 13

BF 000 00X X —0

TIMB 444 1XX X—13

SECOND GAME BF 2, Timb. 22

BF 001 01X X—2

TIMB (10)09 3XX X—22