Baseball Recap: Bonney Lake Panthers vs. Tahoma Bears
Bonney Lake fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Tahoma on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tahoma Bears by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that Bonney Lake let down their fans at home.
Gavin Thunstrom was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ryan Cannady made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Tahoma's side, their win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Trey Davies, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Beckett Turnbow was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Bonney Lake's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-3. As for Tahoma, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Bonney Lake will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Stadium at 4:00 p.m. on April 16th. As for Tahoma, they will head out on the road to square off against Kentwood at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tahoma's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Kentwood's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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