Softball Game Preview: Cascade Bruins vs. Kamiak Knights

Cascade is 1-9 against Kamiak since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bruins will head out to take on the Knights at 4:00 p.m. Cascade is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

Cascade and Glacier Peak faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Friday. The Bruins fell just short of the Grizzlies by a score of 5-4.

Tessa Hahn made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Marisa Molina also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.

Meanwhile, Kamiak didn't have quite enough to beat Jackson on Friday and fell 5-4.

Emma Stansfield was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two RBI, and one double.

Cascade's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Kamiak, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6.

Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Cascade hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Kamiak struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.

Cascade might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Kamiak when the teams last played back in April. Can the Bruins avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.