Softball Game Preview: Camas Papermakers vs. Skyview Storm

Papermakers

Runs

04/21/25 vs Seton Catholic	0
04/17/25 vs Union	3
04/14/25 @ Evergreen	14
04/11/25 @ Kelso	8
04/08/25 @ Prairie	6
+ 7 more games

Camas hasn't had much luck against Skyview recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Papermakers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Storm at 4:30 p.m. Camas is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.

Camas fell victim to Seton Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 2-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Papermakers were not able to get on the board.

Meanwhile, Skyview had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Timberwolves. Considering the Storm have won eight games by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Taylor Lies was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, two triples, and three RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lainey Phillips, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.

Skyview hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in six consecutive contests.

Skyview pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Camas, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-6.

Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Camas hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Skyview struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 1.3 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.