Softball Preview: Tahoma Bears vs. White River Hornets
Tahoma has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the White River Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tahoma will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Tahoma stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Auburn with a sharp 18-5 victory. Tahoma's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Justine Hopkins was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Hopkins was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kalani Higa was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lily Rice, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, White River's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They suffered a rough 10-0 defeat at the hands of Franklin Pierce. White River was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matchups prior) but Franklin Pierce's pitchers proved too tough.
Tahoma pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for White River, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4.
Tahoma took their victory against White River in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1. Will Tahoma repeat their success, or does White River have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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