Softball Recap: North Thurston Drops Season-High Score on Lakes

Rams

Team Score (Highest)

04/23/25 vs Lakes	31
04/17/25 @ Mount Tahoma	30
04/10/25 vs Bellarmine Prep	22
04/22/25 vs Lincoln	19
03/25/25 @ Lakes	19

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Thurston). Everything went their way against the Lakes Lancers on Wednesday as they made off with a 31-0 win. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 19-3 back in March.

Paige Guyer made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs and one RBI.

In other batting news, Sara Halterman was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four runs, three doubles, and three RBI. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.1 runs per game. Isabella Haagen was another key player, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

North Thurston was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in nine consecutive contests.

North Thurston has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 23.5 runs over those games. As for Lakes, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.

Coming up, North Thurston will head out to take on Peninsula at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The Seahawks' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so the Rams' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lakes, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against River Ridge at 4:00 p.m. The Hawks will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something the Lancers surely won't give up without a fight.