Softball Preview: Washington Patriots vs. Enumclaw Hornets
Washington is 0-7 against Enumclaw since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Washington Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Enumclaw Hornets at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Washington is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Clover Park a 21-0 shutout on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Washington with their most commanding win of the season.
Stevie Garcia Zamora made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Garcia Zamora was also big at the plate, scoring five runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dee Moore, who went 3-for-5 with five runs, six RBI, and a triple. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Harmony Steenhard was another key contributor, scoring five runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Enumclaw had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They blew past the Cardinals 13-2.
Washington is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season. As for Enumclaw, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-7.
Washington suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Enumclaw when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Washington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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