Softball Recap: Olympic Has No Trouble Against Spanaway Lake

Trojans

Margin (Wins)

04/01/25 @ Bremerton	27
03/17/25 vs Steilacoom	17
04/17/25 @ North Mason	14
03/21/25 vs Bainbridge	13
04/18/25 @ Spanaway Lake	10

Olympic won against North Mason on Thursday with 14 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Trojans put the hurt on the Spanaway Lake Sentinels with a sharp 14-4 victory. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Jules Richmond made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Richmond was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Beya Richmond, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and one stolen base while going 3-for-4. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high. Reagan Geier also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.

Olympic hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four batters in six consecutive matches.

Olympic pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Spanaway Lake, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.

Looking ahead, Olympic will head out to square off against Bainbridge at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The Trojans are facing the Spartans at the right time seeing as the Spartans are stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Spanaway Lake, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Olympia at 4:00 p.m. The Sentinels' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bears have averaged an impressive 6.9 runs per game this season.