Softball Preview: Olympia Bears vs. Rogers Rams
The Olympia Bears will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Rogers Rams at 5:00 p.m. Olympia is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Last Tuesday, Olympia was able to grind out a solid victory over South Kitsap, taking the game 7-2.
Sami Potvin made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Potvin has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Potvin was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Brooklyn Crass was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three runs and a triple. Junie Hanson was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Rogers' good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 6-3 to Puyallup. Rogers has struggled against Puyallup recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Ryan Breer was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Rogers didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Puyallup only tossed five.
Olympia's win bumped their record up to 16-2. As for Rogers, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Olympia hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.3 home runs per game. However, it's not like Rogers struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Olympia came out on top in a nail-biter against Rogers when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 7-6. Will Olympia repeat their success, or does Rogers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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