Softball Preview: Rainier Beach Vikings vs. Garfield Bulldogs
Rainier Beach is 0-7 against Garfield since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Rainier Beach Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Garfield Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m.
Rainier Beach is is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They suffered a tough 26-7 defeat at the hands of Eastside Catholic. One positive for Rainier Beach, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Garfield had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.9 runs), and they went ahead and made it 13 on Tuesday. They blew past West Seattle 15-7. The result was nothing new for Garfield, who have now won ten matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Jordana King was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. King was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Joie Cunningham was incredible, going 3-for-5 with six RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Lissie Hogan was another key contributor, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Rainier Beach's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Garfield, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Rainier Beach suffered a grim 21-4 defeat to Garfield when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Rainier Beach avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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