Softball Preview: Lake Stevens Vikings vs. Roosevelt Roughriders
The Lake Stevens Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Roosevelt Roughriders at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Lake Stevens is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road.
Lake Stevens is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Glacier Peak, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Lake Stevens was ranked fifth). Lake Stevens came out on top against Glacier Peak by a score of 3-0 on Tuesday.
The result came thanks to Charli Pugmire's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lake Stevens' win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Zoe Hopkins, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a double. Alyssa Waldo was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Garfield by a score of 14-12.
Lake Stevens has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Roosevelt, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4-1.
Lake Stevens skirted past Roosevelt 8-7 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Stevens since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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