Softball Preview: Columbia River Rapids vs. Fort Vancouver Trappers
Columbia River is 10-0 against Fort Vancouver since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Columbia River Rapids will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fort Vancouver Trappers at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Columbia River has four straight victories, Fort Vancouver has 20 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Columbia River can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They blew past Washougal 14-2.
Ruby Lew made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Lew has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lew was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all two of her plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Renee Waddle, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Brooklyn Vickery was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Fort Vancouver fell victim to a tough 19-1 loss at the hands of Mark Morris on Friday.
Columbia River is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Fort Vancouver, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Columbia River's way against Fort Vancouver in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Columbia River made off with a 13-0 win. Does Columbia River have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fort Vancouver turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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