Softball Game Preview: Mark Morris Monarchs vs. Hudson's Bay Eagles

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04/14/25 - Away	28-0 W
04/24/24 - Home	17-0 W
04/24/24 - Home	11-0 W
05/03/23 - Away	13-1 W
04/25/23 - Home	11-1 W
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Mark Morris has gone 9-1 against Hudson's Bay recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Monarchs will be playing at home against the Eagles at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mark Morris has 29 straight wins, Hudson's Bay has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Mark Morris will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Ridgefield, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Monarchs walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Spudders on Monday.

Makenzie Henthorn made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in 12 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one home run.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Paisley Fraidenburg, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Mikaila Warfield, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.

Hudson's Bay had taken Washougal down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Monday. The Eagles lost 22-12 to the Panthers. Even if the Eagles couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.

Mark Morris pushed their record up to 16-0 with the victory, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hudson's Bay, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.

Everything went Mark Morris' way against Hudson's Bay when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Mark Morris made off with a 28-0 win. Do the Monarchs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.