Softball Recap: Bothell Comes Up Short

After flying high against Hazen on Monday, Bothell came back down to earth. The Cougars fell just short of the Eastlake Wolves by a score of 12-11 on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wolves this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-3 back in March.

Noelle Solvang was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Kolbi Schmer was another key player, going 2-for-5 with two RBI and one double.

Bothell's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-8. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.33 runs. As for Eastlake, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-5.

Bothell and Eastlake could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Washington Rankings. The Cougars (ranked 70th) will meet Skyline (ranked fifth) at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Eastlake will take on Redmond at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (60 vs. 6).