Softball Preview: Glacier Peak Grizzlies vs. Lake Stevens Vikings
Glacier Peak and Lake Stevens are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Glacier Peak Grizzlies will head out on the road to challenge the Lake Stevens Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Glacier Peak is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Jackson, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Glacier Peak was ranked 13th). Glacier Peak fell 5-1 to Jackson last Tuesday.
Meanwhile, while it was Lake Stevens who put the first points on the board on Tuesday, it was Jackson who put up more. Lake Stevens fell just short of Jackson by a score of 4-3. The loss continues a trend for Lake Stevens in their matchups with Jackson: they've now lost five in a row.
Mara Sivley was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched 6.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Haylee Kim made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Glacier Peak has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-6 record this season. As for Lake Stevens, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-3.
Glacier Peak came up short against Lake Stevens in their previous matchup back in April, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lake Stevens' Charli Pugmire, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that Glacier Peak knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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