Softball Preview: Jackson Timberwolves vs. Lake Stevens Vikings
Jackson is on a 21-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Lake Stevens is on a nine-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Jackson Timberwolves will take on the Lake Stevens Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Jackson: 0.6, Lake Stevens: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Jackson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Glacier Peak, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Jackson was ranked first). Jackson came out on top against Glacier Peak by a score of 5-1 on Tuesday.
Yanina Sherwood (2024-UNLV) spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jackson saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Thomsen (2025-U Of Washington), who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Hailey Pelletier (2024-WWU), who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lake Stevens was able to grind out a solid victory over Kamiak on Thursday, taking the game 5-1.
Lake Stevens also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Charli Pugmire gave up only one earned run on eight hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alexa Bradley, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Emerson Cummins was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a double.
Jackson's win bumped their record up to 17-1. As for Lake Stevens, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Jackson hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lake Stevens struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Jackson's way against Lake Stevens when the teams last played back in April as Jackson made off with a 10-0 victory. Does Jackson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake Stevens turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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