Softball Preview: Yelm Tornados vs. North Thurston Rams
Yelm is 10-0 against North Thurston since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Yelm Tornados will look to defend their home field against the North Thurston Rams at 3:30 p.m. Yelm is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.7 runs per game this season.
Yelm unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak last Thursday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Timberline. Yelm was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matches prior) but Timberline's pitcher proved too tough.
Meanwhile, North Thurston has not done well against Central Kitsap recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Thursday. North Thurston had just enough and edged Central Kitsap out 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for North Thurston.
Yelm's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for North Thurston, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Yelm took their victory against North Thurston when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 19-8. Does Yelm have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Thurston turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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