Baseball Game Preview: Tri-Cities Prep Jaguars vs. Cascade Kodiaks

The Tri-Cities Prep Jaguars will take on the Cascade Kodiaks at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tri-Cities Prep is coming into the match hot, having won their last 22 games dating back to last season.

Tri-Cities Prep had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 29-run drubbing they dealt Highland on Thursday. Tri-Cities Prep never let Highland get on the board and left with a 29-0 victory.

Owen Janke

Runs

03/20/25 vs Highland	5
03/13/25 vs Medical Lake	0
03/13/25 vs Medical Lake	2
05/08/24 @ Cle Elum-Roslyn	1
04/26/24 @ Walla Walla Valley Academy	5

Owen Janke was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, three stolen bases, and five runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. Will Balcom was another key player, firing off three triples, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-4.

Meanwhile, Cascade fell victim to Sultan and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Turks, falling 16-0. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Kodiaks' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Tri-Cities Prep's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Cascade, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.